Android - Publish Your App

Hello



Signing

Releases application must be signed in the following way :

• Use Keytool to create private key : keytool -genkey -v -keystore my-release-key.keystore -alias alias_name -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

• Eclipse :

• Select the project in the Package Explorer and select File > Export. 

• Open the Android folder, select Export Android Application, and click Next.
• The Export Android Application wizard now starts, which will guide you through the process of signing your application, including steps for selecting the private key with which to sign the APK (or creating a new keystore and private key)
• complete the Export Wizard and your application will be compiled, signed, aligned, and ready for distribution.  

Graphic assets for GooglePlay

• Screenshots - MUST
• High Resolution Icon - MUST
• Promotional Graphics - Optional
• Feature Graphics - Optional
• Video Link - Optional

• Try e.g. Debut which is free video capture software

EULA (End User License Agreement)

• sample - http://www.developer-resource.com/sample-eula.htm
• may be used in the web site and point to from the app description

Licensing

• You can use Android License API to verify that only trusted user are using your app. Trusted user may be user that bought your app on GooglePlay

Register at GooglePlay 

• You need to pay one time 25$ fee to get developer account. This allows you to upload unlimited number of applications

• You can upload your application but it is not viewd by every one until you click the publish button

Distribute  application:

• Download from any website
• Download from GooglePlay 
• Email

• send the APK to the client
• client need to enable temporarily  "allow installation from unknown sources"
• the client open the e-mail on his android and click install

The following app was published using this post.

Source

• CheckList
• Graphic Assets
• Signing your application

Nathan