{"id":1351,"date":"2010-06-14T15:44:53","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T15:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dalelane.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2010-07-15T10:01:34","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T10:01:34","slug":"releasing-apps-in-the-android-market-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dalelane.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1351","title":{"rendered":"Releasing apps in the Android Market app store"},"content":{"rendered":"

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. <\/p>\n

Note: This post isn’t aimed at mobile devs. The process is documented clearly enough<\/a> 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

Step 1 – Write the code<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"click<\/a>This is really the fun bit \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n

The Android plugin for Eclipse gives you nice integration for publishing. <\/p>\n

You can right-click on the project, choose “Export Signed Application Package” and the wizard spits out a signed file ready for publishing.
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\nStep 2 – Register with Android<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\"click<\/a>This is the painful bit \ud83d\ude41 <\/p>\n

You visit the Market site at http:\/\/market.android.com\/publish\/signup<\/a> and pay your $25 to register with Android as a developer. For me, it worked out to a bit over \u00c2\u00a317.
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\n\"click<\/a> \"click<\/a><\/p>\n

You have to do this even if, like me, you only want to release free apps. <\/p>\n

The developer tools are free, and you can distribute apps outside the Market at no charge. And there are no per-app fees. But you do have to stump up this one-off fee. <\/p>\n

\"click<\/a> \"click<\/a><\/p>\n

Google say they do this “to encourage higher quality products on the market (e.g. less spammy products)”. It’s probably a fair point. Still a bit of a pain though.<\/p>\n

\"click<\/a><\/p>\n

It is at least instant. I already had credit card details in Google Checkout, so a couple of clicks was all it took before I was a fully fledged Android developer ready to start publishing apps. <\/p>\n

Step 3 – Upload your app<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"click<\/a>The form looks a little long, but just needed the app, a couple of screenshots, a title, description, category, countries to submit it to, and contact details. It just took a minute to fill in. <\/p>\n

Hit submit, and that’s it – you’re live.
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\nAs soon as I hit ‘Publish’, I tried searching from my mobile, and there it was – both in the “Just in” list, and if I did a search for ‘traffic’.
\n\"click<\/a> \"click<\/a> <\/p>\n

Step 4 – Watch the downloads<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can see how many times it’s been downloaded, how many phones it’s currently installed on, and even track the number of crashes and freezes. <\/p>\n

\"click<\/a> \"click<\/a>
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\nAnd that’s it. My first Android app to make it out into the big bad world. Wish it well \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

Update (15\/07\/2010):<\/strong> A month later, I posted a follow-up describing how the Market works after your app goes live<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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