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HaveyoueverwonderedhowtoPublishanappongoogleplay?Even
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thoughyoucannowmakecross-platformappsandgames,youneedto
knowhowtoreleasethemonplatform-specificstores.TheGooglePlay AppDevelopment
StoreisthelargestmarketplaceforappstargetedatAndroidusersandit
Game
hasacoupleofrulesthatyoullneedtofollowinordertosuccessfully
publishyourapporgame.Ifyouwanttofindouthowtopublishanappto Development
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thePlayStore,followthisguideandcompletethechecklist.
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Ifyoudidntdeployyourapptoyourandroiddeviceyet,checkoutthis
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1.AreYouReadforTheGooglePlatore? May24,2017
Ifyourereadytopublish,youshouldtakealookattheGooglePlayguideto HowtoInstallV-Playon
FedoraOperating
makinghighqualityapps.Makesurethatyourapporgamemeetscoreapp Systems!
May16,2017
qualitystandardsandyoullreduceanyfrictioninlaterpartsofthe
publishingprocess. WeAreDevelopers
ConferenceAppOpen
Source&LiveNow!
May9,2017
2.TargettheRightAudience
Release2.10.1:V-Play
Apps,TexturePacker&
Itsimportanttogetyourapporgameintothehandsofyourdesired Qt5.8Improvements
audience.OnewaytodothisistoassignacontentratingtoyourGoogle March2,2017
Playapplication.Ifyouvemadeagameforyounglearners,youcansetthe MeetUsatMobile
WorldCongress2017!
maturityofyourapporgametoEveryone.Ifyouvecreatedafirst-person
February14,2017
shooterthatguidestheplayerthroughaSilentHill-esqueworld,thenyoull
wanttoputaHighMaturityratingonyourgame. MotPopularPot
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3.WhereintheWorldAreYourUer? May19,2016
WhenyoureuploadingagameorapptothePlayStore,youneedto Qtvs.HTML5forCross-
PlatformApps
considerearlyonifyouregoingtodistributeinternationallyoreven October30,2014
worldwide.Itmightnotseemlikeahighprioritybutyoushoulddecide HowtoMakeaGame
earlyonbecausewhereyouchoosetodistributecanhavesomeknock-on likeSuperMarioMaker
withOurNew
effects: PlatformerLevelEditor
February11,2016
Youmightneedlocalizedresources.
Release2.9.0:V-Play
Youllhavetowritealocalizedappdescription. MultiplayerLaunch
August4,2016
Theremaybedifferentlegalrequirementsdependingontheterritory
V-Play#1at
youtarget. research2guidance
Cross-PlatformTool
Youcanadaptyourappfortimezonechanges,differentcurrencies,etc,. Benchmarking
July18,2014
Thankfully,theresagreatlocalizationchecklistforpublishingonGoogle
Play.
V-Playprovides
regularupdates
withfixesand
newfeatures
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requestedbythe
community.
LARNMOR
4.GatherRelevantMaterialforAndroidPulihing
Thereareafewthingsyoullneedtohaveorganizedbeforeyoubegin
publishingyourapp.Itwillmakeyourlifealoteasiertogatherallofthese
materialsbeforeyoustartwiththenitty-grittypartsofpreparingtopublish
onGooglePlay.
GetYourCrptographicKe
Acryptographickeyallowsyoutoprovideadigitalsignaturethat
authenticatesyourapporgame.Thesekeysidentifyyouasanappauthor
andarerequiredforAndroidpublishing.Thereareanumberofwaysto
generatethesekeys,whichyoucanfindoutabouthere.
Youshouldusethesamecryptographickeyforthelifespanofallofyour
apps.OneofthefunnythingsaboutGooglePlay,isthatthekeyyouuse
mustbevaliduntilafter22October2033.Thisisarequirementforeveryone
publishingonGooglePlayandallowsuserstoupgradetheirappswithease.
Itsveryimportanttokeepyourcryptographickeyssecure.Youneedto
makesurenoonecanaccessthesekeysandcompromiseyourusers
security.Keepingthesekeyssecureisrelativelyeasyifyoufollowthese
steps:
Useastrongpasswordforyourkeystoreandkeys
Dontallowanyoneelsetoaccessyourkeyorknowyourkeystoreand
keypasswords
Keepyourkeystorefileinasecureplace.
DeignYourApplicationIcon
Yourappsiconistheveryfirstthingthatyourpotentialuserswilljudgeyou
by.Peoplejudgebooksbytheircoverseveryday.Andwhileitsnotan
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effectivepractice,peoplewillcontinuetodoitbecauseitseasyandsaves
time.Somakesuretheyjudgeyourapporgameasbeingvaluableand
worthyofadownload.
Whenitcomestodesigningyouricon,simplicityiskey.Hereareafewrules
thatwillhelpyoutodesignagreaticon.
Avoidusingwords
Chooseonevisualelement
Usethecorrectformatandsize
Becreative
Dontbeafraidtogetcreativeandmakesomethingthatwillstandoutfrom
thecrowd.Therearesomerulesofthumbtofollowbutthatdoesntmean
youcantthinkoutsidetheboxtoo.
WriteYourndUerLiceneAgreement
AnEndUserLicenseAgreementorEULA,arethetermsandconditionsthat
yousetforusingyourapporgame.YoushouldincludeaEULAwithyour
apporgamesothatitsusedforthepurposesthatyouintend.Oneofthe
greatthingsaboutGooglePlayisthattheyveclearlyoutlinedthetermsand
conditionsofpublishingonGooglePlayfordevelopers.
Dontworryifyourenotalegalexpert,youdontneedtowriteyourown
EULA.YoucaneasilyfindEULAtemplatesonlinethatarefreetouseor
tweakasyoufeelnecessary.OnceyouvewrittenyourEULA,youjustneed
toincludealinktoitinthedescriptionfieldofyourappsGooglePlaystore
page.
PrepareYourMarketingMaterial
Onceyougettopublishyourgame,youllneedtogetsomeusers.
SomethingyouneedtoknowaboutGooglePlayisthatyourappstorepage
willbethefirstimpressionmostpeoplehaveofyourapporgame.Soits
importanttomakeitlookgood.Appstoreoptimizationmeanshavingthe
bestmarketingmaterialsandtailoringthemforGooglePlay.
Youllneedimages,videoandtexttomakesureyougetthemostoutof
yourpage.Googlehasalistherewiththerequirementsforthesematerials,
butyoushouldalsocheckouttheV-Playguidetoappstoreoptimization.It
willshowyouhowtostreamlineyourpageandimprovethedownloadrate
ofyourapporgame.
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Whileitsimportanttogetyourgraphicmaterialreadywhenpreparingto
publishyourapporgame,youshouldalsoconsiderthenameofyourapp
orgame.Namesarewhatshowupwhenpeoplesearchforyourgame,so
picksomethingthatiseasytosearchforandincludekeywordsthatrelateto
whatyourappdoes.
5.PlanYourMonetizationtrateg
Mostdeveloperswillplantomakesomemoneybackontheappsand
gamestheyrelease.Thereareafewbasicdecisionstomakeaboutyour
monetizationstrategybeforepublishingonGooglePlay.
Thefirstdecisioniswhetheryourapporgamewillbepaidorfree.Ifyou
decidetotakethepaidoption,youcanstillchangeyourmindlaterand
makeyourapporgamefree(butneverchangeitback).Howeverifyou
publishyourapporgameforfree,itmustalwaysremainfree.
Withbothoptions,youcantakeadvantageofIn-appBillingservicesto
monetizeyourapporgamebyprovidingin-apppurchasesorsubscriptions.
Luckily,thereisacross-platformin-apppurchasepluginavailablefromV-
PlaythatyoucanuseonbothGooglePlayandtheiTunesStore,without
changingasinglelineofcode.
Ifyouregoingtogothepaidapporgameroute,itsimportanttoconsider
thefollowing:
Sellingappsinmultiplecurrencies
Pricesandsupportedcurrencies
Transactionfees
Specifyingtaxrates
Itsimportanttoknowaheadoftimehowmuchyouregoingtochargefor
yourappandiftherellbepricedifferencesbetweendifferentcountries.
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6.PreparetheTechnicalideofThingforPulihingon
GooglePla
Onceyouvegatheredallofthenecessarymaterialstogetherandmade
somebasicdecisions,itstimetoprepareyourappforrelease.Therearea
fewthingsyouneedtoensurebeforeyourapporgameisreadytobe
published.
PickauitalePackageName
Thepackagenameofyourapporgameuniquelyidentifiesitonusers
devicesandinthePlayStore.Youcanneverchangethepackagenameof
yourapp,otherwiseitwillbetreatedasabrandnewappandexistingusers
wontreceiveupdates.
Choosingagoodpackagenamemeanspickingsomethingthatwillbe
suitablefortheentiredurationoftheappslifespan.Youcanuseuppercase
andlowercaselettersfromA-Zandunderscores(_)inyourpackagename
althoughindividualpackagenamepartsmuststartwithaletter.
Internetdomainownershipisusedasthebasisforgoodpackagenaming
(butinreverse).SoanapplicationpublishedbyGooglewouldusethename
com.google.Itsimportantwhennamingyourpackagetoavoidusing
com.example,therearemoreuniquepackagenamesthanthis.
TurnOffLoggingandDeugging
Itsimportantwhenpublishingtoturnofflogginganddebuggingsoyour
apporgamecantbeintrospected.Introspectioniswhensomeone
examinesthestructureandotherdetailsofanobjectanditsclassat
runtime.
MakesuretoreadtheV-PlayGuideonPublishingyourapporgame,tofind
outhowtodisableloggingandintrospectionwithV-Play.
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ReviewandupdateourmanifetandGradleuild
etting
EveryGooglePlayapplicationneedsanAndroidManifest.xmlfile(withthat
name)initsrootdirectory.Themanifestfilepresentsessentialinformation
aboutyourapptotheAndroidsystem.
Therearethreemainpartstothemanifestthatyouneedtocheck:
<uses-permission>element
Youshouldonlyspecificpermissionsthatarerelevantandrequiredforyour
application.
android:iconandandroid:labelattributes
Youmustspecifyvaluesfortheseattributes,whicharelocatedin
the<application>element.
android:versionCodeandandroid:versionNameattributes.
Itsrecommendthatyouspecifyvaluesfortheseattributes,whichare
locatedinthe<manifest>element.Formoreinformationonthesesteps,
checkoutGooglePlaysVersioningyourApplicationguide.
AddreCompatiilitOption
Yourapplicationneedstobecompatibleonanumberofdifferentdevices.
Thereareafewthingsyouneedtoconsiderwhentestingforcompatibility
suchasmultiplescreensizesandtablets.
YoucanseeGooglePlaysbestpracticesforsupportingmultiplescreen
resolutionshere.Ifyoureinterestedinasimplersolution,youcanseeV-
Playsguideforappsorgamestosupportingmultiplescreensizesand
densities.
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Note:V-PlaysupportsallAndroiddevices,bothphonesandtablets,starting
fromAndroidversionversion2.3(Gingerbread).
UpdateURLforerverandervice
MakesureyoureusingtheproductionURLorpathfortheserverorservice
andnotatestURLorpath,ifyourapplicationaccessesremoteserversor
services.
IfyouareusingV-PlayGameNetworkforcross-platformleaderboardsor
achievements,makesuretocreateanewgameinthedashboardand
changethegameIdittotheproductiongame.
AoutGooglePlaandLicening
IfyouwanttoreleaseapaidappforGooglePlay,thenyoushoulddefinitely
considerLicensingforGooglePlay.Licensingallowsyoutocontrolwho
accessesyourpaidapp.Whilethisisntanessentialstepforeveryone,its
recommendedbyGooglePlay.
ConfirmYourApporGameize
Thereisa100MBsizelimitforAPKswhenpublishingonGooglePlay.Ifyour
apporgameexceedsthislimit,youcanalwaystakeadvantageofAPK
ExpansionFiles.However,unlessyourappismuchlargerthanthe100MB
limit,youmightbebetteroffreducingthesizeofyourapptomeetthe
normalsize.
7.LocalizationandThePlatore
Ifyouvecompletedallofthestepssofar,includingthedecisionofwhereto
launch,yourereadytolocalizeyourapporgame.Localizinginvolves
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translatingeverythingaboutyourappsoitissuitableforinternational
markets.
Unfortunately,thereisnofreeservicethatcandothisforyou.Whileyou
coulduseonlinetranslators,aprofessionaltranslatorisalways
recommendedforaccuracy.Itsnotjustthetextofyourappthatyouneed
toconsiderthough.Youshouldalsolocalizeyourappstorepageandany
marketingmaterialthatusestext.
Onceyouvelocalizedyourapporgame,itsalsoimportanttotestitto
makesureeverythingworksasbefore.Forallthedetailsonlocalization,
checkouttheGooglePlayLocalizationChecklist.
8.UploadandTetthePlatoreVerionofYourApp
Ifyouvecompletedalloftheprevioussteps,youshouldbeallsettoupload
yourAPKtoyourGooglePlayDeveloperConsoleandstarttesting.Thefirst
thingyoushoulddoisfollowthesebasicstepstotestyourrelease-ready
APK.
ChangeinOrientation
Ifyouvedevelopedanapporgamethatneedstoworkinbothlandscape
andportraitview,youneedtotestittomakesurethescreenchangeswhen
theorientationofthedevicechanges.Soyouneedtochangethe
orientationofyourdeviceafewtimesandseeifthescreenisre-drawn
correctly.MakesureanycustomUIcodeyouveusedworksduring
reorientation.
TheV-PlayAppscomponentsmakessupportingbothlandscapeand
portraitmodeeasy.YoucanfindtheAPIreferencehere.
InviteAlphaandetaTeter
Onceyouvecompletedtesting,enlistthehelpofotherstofindanything
youmighthavemissed.IntheGooglePlayDeveloperConsole,youcanset
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upgroupsofalphaandbetatesterstogiveyoufeedbackbeforerelease.
Youcaninvitethesetestersandtheywillbepreventedfromleavingreviews
orratingsonyourPlaystorepage,sotheresnoriskofnegativefeedback
spreadingtonewusers.
9.HowtoPulihanAppwithApptoreOptimization
NowthatyoureappisreadytopublishonGooglePlay,itstimetooptimize
yourappstorepage.Ifyouvealreadygottenyouriconandpromotional
materialsready,hereareafewmoretipstohelpyougetyourASOstrategy
right.
Makesureyouputyourapporgameinthecorrectcategory.
Writeagooddescriptionforyourapp.
Engageearlyusersinanefforttogainpositivereviewsandratings
Analyze&tweakthePlaystorepageasyougo.
HeresthefullV-PlayguidetoAppStoreOptimization!
10.FinalCheckandPulihing
SobeforeyouhitpublishonyourGooglePlayDeveloperConsole,you
shoulddosomefinalchecks.Makesurethat:
Yourdeveloperprofilehasallthecorrectinfoandislinkedtothe
correctGooglepaymentsmerchantaccount
YouveuploadedthecorrectAPKversion
ThePlaystorepageisoptimized
Youvesetthecorrectpricingoptions
Youvesetyourcountrytargetingandpriceaccordingly
Youvelistedthecorrectcompatibledevices
Thecorrectsupportemailaddressandwebsitearelisted
YourapporgamedoesntbreakanyGooglePlayrules
YouveacknowledgedthatyourappmeetstheguidelinesforAndroid
contentonGooglePlayandalsoUSexportlaws.
Yourenowreadyforlaunch!
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11.GetNewUerandupportThem!
Afterlaunch,yourmaingoalshouldbeuseracquisition.Theresnopoint
puttingalltheworkintodevelopinganapporgameifnoonegetstouseit.
CheckouttheV-Playguidetouseracquisitionforsometips.
Onceyouvegotsomeusers,itsimportanttokeepthemhappy.Supporting
yourcustomerswillbecrucialinensuringyourapporgameissuccessful.
Makesuretoincludeasupportemailaddressinyourapppagedescription!
GooglePlaysupportsuserswhenitcomestodownloading,installmentand
paymentissuesbutitwillbeuptoyoutofixbugs,releaseupdatesand
makesureyourapporgameremainscompatiblewithfutureupdates.
LaunchuccefulHowtoPulihanApptothe
GooglePlatore!
Whenyouvesuccessfullylaunchedanappusingthischecklist,letusknow
aboutit.Makesuretosharethischecklistwithyourteamandfriendsas
well!UsetheTwitterorFacebookbuttonsbelow.Thanksforreading!
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Reference
http://v-play.net/apps/
http://v-play.net/games/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH87Y5itqHE
http://developer.android.com/distribute/essentials/quality/core.html
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-
developer/answer/188189
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-
developer/table/3541286?rd=1
http://developer.android.com/distribute/tools/localization-
checklist.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/publishing/app-signing.html#cert
https://www.google.com/design/spec/style/icons.html
https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html
http://www.seqlegal.com/free-legal-documents/eula
http://v-play.net/2015/09/7-useful-tips-that-will-improve-your-aso/
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-
developer/answer/1078870
http://v-play.net/2015/09/7-useful-tips-that-will-improve-your-aso/
http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/index.html
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http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_overview.ht
ml#products
http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/billing_subscriptions
.html
http://v-play.net/doc/plugin-soomla/
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-
developer/answer/1169947
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-
developer/answer/138412
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-
developer/answer/112622
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-
developer/answer/138000
http://v-play.net/doc/vplay-publishing/
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/application-
element.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/publishing/versioning.html
http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html#s
creen-independence
http://v-play.net/2014/11/supporting-multiple-screen-sizes-and-
screen-densities-with-qt-and-v-play/
http://v-play.net/doc/vplay-different-screen-sizes/
http://v-play.net/game-network
http://v-play.net/doc/vplay-vplaygamenetwork/#gameId-prop
http://developer.android.com/google/play/licensing/index.html
http://developer.android.com/google/play/expansion-files.html
http://developer.android.com/distribute/tools/localization-
checklist.html
http://v-play.net/doc/apps-api/
http://v-play.net/2015/09/21-tips-that-will-improve-your-user-
acquisition-strategy-2/
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-
developer/answer/113477
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-
developer/answer/113476?hl=en&topic=2365760&ctx=topic
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