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StoreisthelargestmarketplaceforappstargetedatAndroidusersandit
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hasacoupleofrulesthatyoullneedtofollowinordertosuccessfully
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Itsimportanttogetyourapporgameintothehandsofyourdesired Qt5.8Improvements
audience.OnewaytodothisistoassignacontentratingtoyourGoogle March2,2017

Playapplication.Ifyouvemadeagameforyounglearners,youcansetthe MeetUsatMobile
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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
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August4,2016
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Cross-PlatformTool
Youcanadaptyourappfortimezonechanges,differentcurrencies,etc,. Benchmarking
July18,2014
Thankfully,theresagreatlocalizationchecklistforpublishingonGoogle
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requestedbythe
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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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