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Jomar Tigcal
August 26, 2015
Publishing Android Apps
on Google Play
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Jomar Tigcal
● GDG Philippines Community Manager
● Android Developer
● Have personal Android apps on Google Play
Store
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Google Play
● Official Android store
● Available in more than 190 countries.
Image Source: Wikipedia
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Publishing Android apps
on Google Play
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http://play.google.com/apps/publish
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Google Play Developer Account
One-time fee of $25
● Credit Card
● Debit Card
● GCash MasterCard
● SMART Money MasterCard
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Google Payments Merchant Account
● If you want to sell apps, in-app products or
subscriptions
● Not available in all countries
● Available in the Philippines!
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Google Payments Merchant Account
From the side navigation in the Google Play
Developer Consoleclick the Reports icon
Click Financial Reports
Click Setup a Merchant Account now.
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Google Play Developer Console
To publish a new application:
● Click the Add New Application button.
● Provide the default language and the name
of the application
● Upload APK or Prepare Store listing
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Upload APK
● Create Android Package (APK) file signed
with your release keystore
● Upload the APK file
● Provide the title, description, icon,
screenshots, videos, category, and privacy
policy of the application, along with your
contact information and other details
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Prepare Store Listing
● Provide the title, description, icon, category,
and privacy policy of the application
● Provide screenshots, videos
● Provide your contact information
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Pricing and Distribution
● Set if the app is free or paid (and the cost)
● Select the countries where it can be
available
● Other distribution options.
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Content Rating
You will need to answer a set of questions
related to the app. It will then give your app a
content rating.
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Publish the App
Click the Publish app button
* It may take hours before the app becomes
live in the Google Play Store
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What’s next?
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Pre-launch
● Core App Quality Guidelines: https:
//developer.android.
com/distribute/essentials/quality/core.html
● Launch Checklist: https://developer.android.
com/distribute/tools/launch-checklist.html
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Post-launch
● Check usage using Google Analytics
● Promote App with Adwords, Admob
● Drive installs from Google Search: Use App
Indexing
● Monetize using Ads: Admob
● Update app: Bug fix, Feautures,
Improvements
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Questions?
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Thank you!
http://jomar.tigcal.com
[email protected]
http://google.com/+JomarTigcal
@jomartigcal
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Jomar Tigcal
August 26, 2015
Publishing Android Apps
on Google Play