I. Check your App:
Before you publish your app you need to check following things.
1. Check your app both emulator and hardware devices like phone, tablet, etc.,
2. Check your app compatibility. For example check your app to run on all kind of android os versions.
3. Check your app performance . Particularly games app need this.
II. Check you configuration file (AndroidManifest.xml)
a. Make sure you are declared needed permissions on AndroidManifest.xml file.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
b. Specify a name and icon of your app.
<application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/myIcon">
c. Check your configure version manifest data. (Version code & Version name).
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0.0">
d. Check your compatibility options on AndroidManifest.xml file (android:minSdkVersion, android:targetSdkVersion , android:maxSdkVersion).
III. Cleanup files and remove logging:
1. Delete unwanted coding
2. Remove logging information.
3. Remove unwanted tested and example codings
IV. Create Apk file:
1. Select your project on eclipse.
2. select File > Expor > Export Android Application
3. Now wizard will be open then follow the steps. Here check Create new keystore and enter password and press next.
4. Now Key Creation wizard will be open here you enter what are the information asked.
5. Then finally press next and press finish .
6. Now the apk file generated successfully.
V. Create Publisher Account: (if already you have . pls skip this step)
1. Register as a publisher and setup your profile on google play. https://play.google.com/apps/publish/
2. Enter the basic information about your developer identy.
3. Read and accept the Developer Distribution agreement.
4. Pay a $25 for registration fee.
5. That’s all now you got publisher account from google.
VI. Publish Your App:
1. Click add new application.
2. Now popup will open then select language and enter your app name.
3. Then press upload apk and upload your app generated apk file. And get licence key.
4. Press store listing from left menu.
5. Here enter app title, description and promo text.
6. Then upload your app screen shot.
7. And enter app category, contact details.
8. Finally top right side will show ready to publish. Now you press publish. That’s all.
Before you publish your app you need to check following things.