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Introduction
Google Play is a robust publishing platform that helps you publicize, sell, and distribute your Android apps to users around the world. When you release your apps through Google Play, you have access to a suite of developer tools that let you analyze your sales, identify market trends, and control who your apps are being distributed to.
Google Play also gives you access to several revenue-enhancing features such as in-app billing and app licensing. The rich array of tools and features, coupled with numerous end-user community features, makes Google Play the premier marketplace for selling and buying Android apps.
Prepare
During the preparation step, you build a release version of your app.
https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/preparing
Sign your app
You need to sign your app and upload it to the Play Console before you can publish it.
Signing your app is a security measure that ensures that future updates to your app are authentic and come from you.
When you sign your app, you use a private key to generate a digital signature for your app.
This signature is then used by the Android system to verify that the app has not been tampered with and that it comes from a trusted source.
https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/app-signing#sign-apk
Release
During the release step, you publicize, sell, and distribute the release version of your app, which users can download and install on their Android-powered devices.
Releasing your app on Google Play is a simple process that involves three basic steps:
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Prepare promotional materials. To fully leverage the marketing and publicity capabilities of Google Play, you need to create promotional materials for your app such as screenshots, videos, graphics, and promotional text.
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Configure options and uploading assets. Google Play lets you target your app to a worldwide pool of users and devices. By configuring various Google Play settings, you can choose the countries you want to reach, the listing languages you want to use, and the price you want to charge in each country.
You can also configure listing details such as the app type, category, and content rating. When you are done configuring options, you can upload your promotional materials and your app as a draft app.
- Publish the release version of your app. If you are satisfied that your publishing settings are correctly configured and your uploaded app is ready to be released to the public, click Publish. Once it has passed Google Play review, your app will be live and available for download around the world.