2015
Lynda
David Gassner
1:38
English
Once you've created an Android app, you can distribute it in multiple ways, but the primary channel is the Google Play store. In this course, David Gassner shows you how to prepare, package, and publish your Android app on Google Play, and provides a brief overview of the alternatives offered by Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The first step is to prepare the app for distribution, including cleaning up code, adding licensing and encryption, and exporting an application package (APK) file. The course then shows how to register as an Android developer, upload your app, set pricing, and publish the app. You'll also learn how to track app usage, including usage statistics, revenue, and crash reporting. David also includes a chapter on using Amazon's developer portal to distribute your app through the Amazon Appstore.
Introduction
Welcome
What you need to know before watching this course
Using the exercise files
1. Knowing Your Distribution Options
Packaging an Android app
Distribution through the Google Play store
Distribution through Amazon's Android Appstore
Distributing through Barnes and Noble's Nook store
Distributing through other app stores
2. Packaging and Testing the App
Importing the sample apps into Eclipse
Managing the APK version in the app manifest
Exporting the APK file
Side loading an app through a file-sharing service
3. Protecting an App with ProGuard
Obscuring code and reducing APK file size
Stripping logcat commands with ProGuard
Troubleshooting and configuring ProGuard
4. Distributing through the Google Play Store
Registering as a Google Play Developer
Uploading an APK file and creating the listing
Creating and uploading screenshots
Setting pricing and distribution options
Adding in-app products
Controlling distribution with a license key
Publishing multiple APK files for a single app
5. Tracking an App's Usage on Google Play Store
Tracking usage statistics, revenue, and reviews
Getting crash and app-not-responding (ANR) reports
6. Distributing through Amazon's Appstore
Using the Amazon app developer portal
Checking usage statistics at Amazon
Conclusion
Next steps
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