How to Publish Android Application on Google Play Store?

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Publishing your Android App on Google Play Store
What you need to know?
After spending endless hours on design,
development and testing your first
ever Android application, you are all set to
launch it on the Google Play store.
Having user base of more than 1 billion
in more than 190 countries across the globe,
Android dominates the mobile app market and with
your mobile app, you are into the right
direction of getting closer to your target
audience. Publishing your Android app on Google
Play store is a simple and easy process so here
we bring you a how to step-by-step guide on
publishing your first Android app on the Google
store. So lets get started. 1 Create a
Developer account Before getting your
app launched on Google Play store,
you need to get your
developer/publisher profile registered on
Google Play Developer Console a
dedicated dashboard for developers that lets you
manage your apps in the Play store. For
registration, you need to pay small one-time
registration fees of 25 which you need to pay
before uploading an app. Once the payment is
completed, youll get a verification email
to your registered email address and thats
all, you are done and ready to get hold of your
app publishing. 2 Complete the Account
details To complete the developer profile and
account details, log in to the Developer Console
with your email address and password and
proceed by filling the basic account
details along with Developer name, which
will be displayed on the Google store.
After filling the complete information, your
account will be in review status and it
will be live in approximately 48 hours (the
official time frame given). 3 Get familiar with
Developer Console Till the account is in
review status, in the meanwhile, get
yourself accustomed to Google Developer
Console which is a focal point and primary
dashboard for complete management of your apps.
Here, you need to get familiar with the list of
developer and merchant countries. The developer
countries list will give you an idea about all
the locations where distribution to Google Play
users is supported whereas the merchant
countries are those locations wherein you
can sell your apps or have in-app purchases.
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4 Link Google Payments Merchant account If
you want to sell apps or have subscriptions
or have in-app purchases, then it is
required to link your Google Payments merchant
account with your developer profile. This linked
payments account will be used for releasing
monthly payouts from sales as well as for
financial and tax identification.

• 5 Alpha Beta testing the app
• Testing your Android app thoroughly before making
  it live on the Play store is very important as
  this will act as a catalyst in the success of
  your app. Google Play store gives you the option
  of testing the app. In the APK
• section, you will see the options of Beta
  Testing Alpha Testing. Once youve
  uploaded the apps .apk files, you will
  get the test URL which you can share with
  your testers for further testing and be
  resolving bugs (if any). This testing phase is
  vital for the success of your app as
  testers will share their feedback by
  downloading the apps alpha or beta versions.
  So
• before making it live, your app gets ready to
  rock the word without having any flaws.
• 6 Uploading of the app
• So once the app is tested rigorously for all the
  features, its time to upload it on the Play
  store. To start with,
• Click on Add New Application in the All
  Applications tab
• Select the correct Default Language from the
  drop-down menu
• Write the Title of the app which is apps name
  displayed on the Play store
• After this, the final step is to upload the
  .apk file of your app by clicking on the
• Upload APK button which will then redirect you
  to the apps homepage
• 7 Store listing details information
• After uploading the .apk file of your app, its
  time to add the most important part of publishing
  app which is adding the app details like short
  description, full app description, app
  screenshots, app promo videos, contact
  details, app type, app category, content
  rating other such important information.
  To add this information, click on the Store
  Listing tab, add the above information and
  proceed ahead with the high-resolution app icon,
  a feature graphic and a promo

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picture which will further enhance your
apps page. Once youve updated all the
information, click on the Save button and you
are done. Please note that this store listing
information can be updated anytime so even if
youve added some wrong information by mistake or
missed any field, do not panic and just
relax. 8 App pricing Distribution
information This is the step where you
need to register your app pricing and
distribution. So you need to select whether
your app is Free or a Paid app. Along with
this, you also need to select the distribution
countries wherein you want your app will be
distributed. After this, select the check mark
stating that your app complies with the content
guidelines. Please note that these settings
cannot be changed later so choose
them appropriately as per your target
audience requirements. 9 Publish the
app After filling all the required
information in all 3 tabs APK, Store
Listing Pricing Distribution, a green
checkmark will appear beside them which is an
indication that your app is ready for publishing.
The next step is to click on Publish this app
button under the Ready to Publish drop-down
menu. After hitting the Publish button, you
will be getting a confirmation message
saying that your app will be available shortly on
the Google Play store. So publishing an Android
app on Google play store is quite easy and simple
but make sure that youve offered something
unique and out-of-the-box app experience to the
users which will take your app to the next level.
For development or publishing app, you can also
hire android app developers/freelancers or
Android app development company, who with
their years of expertise can turn your ideas
into a reality.