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Still worried about how to publish applications to the Android Market? Please follow this tutorial. This tutorial will teach you how to publish an application to the Android Market through several simple steps.
Although the steps are simple, there are quite a few places that are very useful. You may need a very good graphic designer to help you create a compelling icon and display it on market websites and applications. At the same time, this tutorial will show you some uncertainties in the release process.

Step 2: Create an application
If you do not have an application, you need to create one first. Creating a complete application depends on your ideas and skills. It may take several weeks or even years to complete! Haha, joke first. :)

Step 2: Upload the signed APK
If you have a signed APK, go to the Android Market release website. If you do not have one, you need to sign the APK first. If this is your first release, you still need to pay $25 to apply for a Google Wallet account to collect the money.
 


Now, find the upload app button and click it:



In this case, you will see a dialog box for uploading the new APK, and then select the APK file you have prepared.

Step 2: Upload the media
In the Android Market, you can use multiple images to display your applications and users. Before downloading your app, you can see these images first. Therefore, carefully designing your images will give your apps more downloads. At this time, good marketers and designers will come in handy.


The Android Market requires two images. Ideally, they should be captured from a high-resolution device. In any case, these must be applicable to devices with common screen resolutions. They should be complete, neither art nor borders.
 


The Android Market also requires application icons of high-resolution versions. This is a 512x512 pixel app startup icon.
 


The Android Market allows you to provide a small publicity image. When an application has the latest version, Google may use it anywhere. Although this is optional, it is strongly recommended. The image cannot contain borders.
 


The Android Market can also use a larger image. This is a 1024x500 image. If it has 50 pixel edges, the main content should be in the center square of 924x400 pixels. If the image is scaled down proportionally, therefore, its graphic elements must be large. Although this is optional, we recommend that you use it. Without this special image, Google will not show your app in all possible locations.
The Android Market can be linked to a YouTube video to show your app. This is also optional, but it provides you with an opportunity to effectively advertise videos. You can show off all the cool features of your app and explain why it is worth downloading. Film should be as short as possible
-Do not waste customers' time.

Step 2: Enter the application information
Next, you need to fill in some application information. This is an important step. Early users learned about your app and then decided whether to download the app. Later, comments will become very important.


One of these information is multilingual. If you provide translation, this is the best. Although there is an option here for automatic translation, after all, machine translation is not so perfect, but it is always better than nothing. Because not everyone has translation tools when browsing the Android Market.
 


Then, you need to enter the application name here, which is 30 characters long and the application description, which is within 4000 characters.
 


The update description highlights the differences between the latest versions. We recommend that you include as many as 500 characters. Not all users will upgrade the version and read the update instructions.


The publicity text must be very short and contain a maximum of 80 characters. It will be displayed before the user can see the complete description. Make sure it is concise and powerful.


Finally, set the type of your application (select between the application and the game ). Set a proper category. If you are not sure, browse the categories in which other publishers publish the same applications as you. This is particularly important. In my opinion, there are not many categories (currently there are only 6 categories ).

Step 2: Set release options
The following are options for Content Protection, applicable to age groups, countries, and pricing.
 


At the beginning, do not use the copy protection function. Using the Authorization Service is a bit complicated, but it is much better than the payment application.


For pricing, either choose free or pay (if you choose permanent free, you cannot change it to pay later ). Then select a country, and each country can set the price (or select Auto Fill ). You can also exclude some countries at will. This may violate laws that require us to sell applications to these countries.

Step 2: Enter the contact information and agree to the terms
In this case, you must enter your contact information. In this way, the user can contact you. Each application can have different contact information. You can also send feedback here through your app.
 


Finally, you must tell Google that your application complies with their terms and United States export laws. It doesn't matter. As long as your application is available on the market, it must comply with the United States export law.

Step 2: Activate APK
Switch to the "APK Files" tab and click "save" (in the upper-right corner ). Make sure that at least one APK is activated before you click the publish button.
 


When you finish this. Now, the last step is the most exciting one...

Step 2: publish your application
Now, when all the information is filled, all the images are uploaded, And the APK is activated, what are you waiting? Release now!
 


Don't worry about displaying the wrong hyperlink. As long as there is no positive number behind it, it is the status of successful publishing.


The release is very fast. In a minute, you can directly use the package name to connect to your market, like this:
Https://market.android.com/details? Id = com. mamlambo. livewallpaper. Stars

Summary
Now you know the steps to publish an application to the Android Market, which is useful to you. As long as your app is complete, you can release it in the next step.
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