I’ve just added my first app to the Android Market app store, so I thought I’d write a quick post to share what is involved.
Note: This post isn’t aimed at mobile devs. The process is documented clearly enough that there really isn’t any need. Rather, this was more written at people who are probably never going to write and submit an app to a mobile app store, but who might have an idle curiosity about what is involved getting an app from a developer’s workstation to the app store.
Step 1 – Write the code
This is really the fun bit 😉
The Android plugin for Eclipse gives you nice integration for publishing.
You can right-click on the project, choose “Export Signed Application Package” and the wizard spits out a signed file ready for publishing.
Step 2 – Register with Android
This is the painful bit 🙁
You visit the Market site at http://market.android.com/publish/signup and pay your $25 to register with Android as a developer. For me, it worked out to a bit over £17.
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