With the update made by Google Play Store on November 13, 2023, the publishing steps vary depending on your developer account creation date and the type of developer account you have.

Since November 13, 2023, developers who create individual developer accounts must test their apps with at least 12 test users for 14 days before publishing. Otherwise, Google Play Store will not approve your app for publishing. Based on our experience, Google Play typically rejects the app during the first 14-day test phase. You will need to start your second 14-day test phase. Therefore, at least 28 days will be required to publish your app. This time may be extended further.

However, individual developer accounts created before November 13, 2023, and all corporate developer accounts can publish their apps without going through the testing phase. Therefore, if you are a company owner, we recommend opening a corporate developer account. To open a corporate developer account, you will need a DUNS Number.

Depending on your developer account type and creation date, follow the appropriate article below to submit your app for publication.

• Publishing Guide-1 For all Corporate Developer Account Holders and Individual Accounts Created Before November 13, 2023
• Publishing Guide-2 For Individual Developer Accounts Created After November 13, 2023

All the information you need to publish your app on Google Play Store is explained step by step in the relevant articles. If you need assistance with any steps, feel free to contact us via support@mobiroller.com.

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This publication guide is prepared for all Corporate Developer Account holders and Individual Accounts created before November 13, 2023.

Here are the steps you need to follow to upload your app to the Google Play Store:

STEP 1: Log in to the Google Play Developer Console.

STEP 2: Click on the “Create Application” button to access the new app creation screen.

STEP 3: On the app creation screen, fill in the required information completely:

• App name: Enter the name of your app that will appear on Google Play Store here.
• Default language: Enter the default language of your app here.
• App or game: Choose the app option from this section.
• Free or paid: You can choose whether your app will be free or paid here. If your app includes paid subscriptions like monthly/yearly, you should select the free option here. This question asks whether a fee will be charged to download the app.

In the declarations section, check the boxes to agree to the two items and click the Create App button.

STEP 4: The control panel page will open. Click on the View Tasks button under the “View tasks” section.

STEP 5: You need to fill in all the items in the opened window with the appropriate information. First, click on the “Set Privacy Policy” button.

STEP 6: On the opened page, paste the link to your privacy policy in the area marked as 1 in the image below. The privacy policy you add must be in an online format that can be accessed by users and cannot be modified by them.

If you have a privacy policy page created for your app, you can provide the link to that page here. If you do not have such a page, you can access the Mobiroller Privacy Policy here, which can be used for your Google Play publication.

After adding the agreement, first click the Save button to save it, and then return to the Control Panel.

STEP 7: In the next step, click on the “App Access” item.

STEP 8: On the “App Access” page, what matters is whether your app has a membership feature. In this step, if your app has a membership feature, we will define a test account, and the Google Play team will test the app using this account.

• If your app does not have a membership feature, check the option “All functionality in my app is available without any access restrictions” and save it.
• If your app has a membership feature, check the option “All or some functionality inmy app restricted” and follow the instructions below.

IMPORTANT NOTE

If you do not use the Mobiroller membership site in your application, but there is a membership feature in the web content you have added; test login information is needed for that web content. If the application is a Webview application and there is a membership feature on the website, you must add the test login information for that website here.

Before clicking the “Add Instructions” button, we need to create a test user for Google Play from your application management panel.

Log in to the Mobiroller application management panel. In the left menu, click App Login/Register -> Member Management.

Click the Add Member button on the opened page.

On the “Add Member” screen, fill in the email, password, and first and last name information. If there are other profile elements in your application, you must fill in those as well.

After adding the test user, click the “Add Instructions” button in your Google Play Console account. On the opened page:

• Instruction Name (1): Here, you can give a name for the login information, such as “Test Account” or “Google Play Account.”
• Username and Password (2): Enter the username (email) and password that you created using the Mobiroller panel.

After entering this information, check the box that says “There is no additional information required to access my application” and click the “Add” button. After adding the instructions, click the “Save” button and return to the control panel.

STEP-9: Click on the Ads option. In the opened screen, if your app has ads, select “Yes,” otherwise select “No.” Afterward, click the Save button and return to the control panel.

STEP-10: Click on the Content Rating option.

Click on the “Start questionnaire” button on the content rating page.

Fill in the Email address and Category fields under the Category section and click the Next button.

On the opened page, you will be asked some questions about your application. You need to answer these questions and first click the Save button. After that, click the Next button that will be activated.

STEP-11: Click on the “Target Audience” section.

Select the target age group for your application. After making the selection, click on the Next button, which will be activated, and save on the next screen.

Step 12: Click on the News Apps button.

In the opened screen, determine whether your app is a news app. If your app is not a news app, select “No” and click the Save button.

If your app is a news app, select “Yes” and specify your news source in the opened box in detail, then click the Save button.

STEP-13: You should fill out the data safety form by reviewing our article “How to Fill Out the Data Security Form?” in detail.

Pay special attention to the steps mentioned in the article, as incorrect completion of the data security form is one of the most common reasons for rejections recently.

STEP-14: After filling out the data security form, you need to complete the other information.

• Government Apps: Specify whether your app is a government institution app or not, and save.
• Finance Features: If there is a finance feature in the app, add it. If not, select the “No feature” option and save.
• Health: If there is a health feature in the app, add it. If not, select the “No feature” option and save.

STEP-15: Make sure all the items we have previously completed are checked off.

Then, click on the “Select an app category and provide contact details” button.

On the Store Settings page, click the Edit button next to the App Category title and select a category and tag for your app.

Then, under the Store Entry Contact Information section, click the Edit button and enter your email address. The other fields such as Phone number and Website are not mandatory.

After entering all the information, click save.

STEP-16: Click the “Set up your store listing” button.

In this screen, we will enter the information for your app that will appear on the Google Play Store.

• App name: Enter the name you want your app to appear with on Google Play Store.
• Short description: Add a short description of your app.
• Full description: Enter the description text for your app. You should explain the functions of your app and how it benefits users. Otherwise, your app’s description may be deemed insufficient or not reflective of the app, which may lead to rejection.

Under the Graphics section, we need to add the visual information.

• App icon: This is the logo that will appear for your app on Google Play Store. The logo you upload should be 512×512 pixels in size and can be in PNG or JPEG format.
• Feature graphic: Your feature graphic should be 1,024 x 500 pixels in size and a PNG or JPEG file no larger than 15 MB.

You can add your app screenshots that will appear on Google Play Store from the Phone section.

We recommend adding at least 4 screenshots. The screenshots should have a width between 320 and 3,840 pixels, with an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 9:16, and a maximum size of 8 MB per PNG or JPEG file. The suggested image size is 1242×2208 pixels.

After completing the screenshots, click the Save button located at the bottom right corner.

STEP-17: You must complete all the steps up until this point. At this stage, you will see the logo and name of your application on the control panel page.

After this step, we will need to upload the production files of the application. However, at least 20 test users must test the application for 14 days, and the app must remain installed on their phones.

Click on the “Closed Testing” button in the left menu of the control panel.

STEP-18: To create a closed testing channel, click the “Manage track” button. If you want, you can create a new track.

STEP-19: Before creating a version in the closed test channel, click on the “Select Country” button on the screen.

You can either select all countries or choose specific countries as per your preference.

STEP-20: After completing the country selection, click on the “Select Testers” button.

STEP-21: You must create an email list and add at least 12 test users. The owners of the email addresses you add here will be able to download your app as a test user via Google Play.

In the “Feedback URL” or email address section, you should specify how test users will send feedback to you. You can create a Google Form and place it here.

After completing all these steps, click on the Save button.

STEP-22: After adding your test users, click on the Create a New Release button on the Closed Test screen.

ADIM-23:After this step, generate a new AAB file for your application via Mobiroller panel and upload this AAB file by clicking the Upload button.

For detailed instructions on how to generate ABB/APK files, refer to our guide: How to Generate AAB and APK Files?

STEP-24: After adding your ABB file, you will see the .aab file on the screen. Then click the Next button.

STEP-25: When you submit your app for production for your test users, it is generally approved on the same day.

Afterward, as shown in the visual, you can track how many days have passed since the 12 test users installed the app. After 14 days, the Apply for production button will become active.

When you click the Apply for production button, the Google Play team will ask you some questions. The questions are as follows:

• Where did you find the users who participated in your closed test? For example, did you ask your friends and family, or did you use a paid test provider?
• How easy was it to find test users for your app?
• What kind of interaction did you receive from test users during your closed test?
• Summarize the feedback you received from test users. Also, mention how you collected the feedback.
• Who is the target audience for your app?
• Explain how your app provides value to users.
• How many downloads do you expect your app to have in its first year?
• Based on what you learned from the closed test, what changes did you make to your app?
• How did you decide that your app is ready for production?

You should answer these questions and complete your submission for publication.

STEP-26: Once you complete your submission, you will see the message “We have received your production access request.” After this step, you will need to wait for the results of the publication review.

If the publication is negatively reviewed, you will need to conduct another 14-day test process and reapply for production.

By completing all these steps, you can submit your app for publication. For any support, you can take a screenshot of the relevant page and send your support request to support@mobiroller.com

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This publication guide is prepared for all Corporate Developer Account holders and Individual Accounts created before November 13, 2023.

Here are the steps you need to follow to upload your app to the Google Play Store:

STEP 1: Log in to the Google Play Developer Console.

STEP 2: Click on the “Create Application” button to access the new app creation screen.

STEP 3: On the app creation screen, fill in the required information completely:

• App name: Enter the name of your app that will appear on Google Play Store here.
• Default language: Enter the default language of your app here.
• App or game: Choose the app option from this section.
• Free or paid: You can choose whether your app will be free or paid here. If your app includes paid subscriptions like monthly/yearly, you should select the free option here. This question asks whether a fee will be charged to download the app.

In the declarations section, check the boxes to agree to the two items and click the Create App button.

STEP 4: The control panel page will open. Click on the View Tasks button under the “View tasks” section.

STEP 5: You need to fill in all the items in the opened window with the appropriate information. First, click on the “Set Privacy Policy” button.

STEP 6: On the opened page, paste the link to your privacy policy in the area marked as 1 in the image below. The privacy policy you add must be in an online format that can be accessed by users and cannot be modified by them.

If you have a privacy policy page created for your app, you can provide the link to that page here. If you do not have such a page, you can access the Mobiroller Privacy Policy here, which can be used for your Google Play publication.

After adding the agreement, first click the Save button to save it, and then return to the Control Panel.

Step 7: In the next step, click on the “App Access” item.

Step 8: On the “App Access” page, what matters is whether your app has a membership feature. In this step, if your app has a membership feature, we will define a test account, and the Google Play team will test the app using this account.

• If your app does not have a membership feature, check the option “All functionality in my app is available without any access restrictions” and save it.
• If your app has a membership feature, check the option “All or some functionality inmy app restricted” and follow the instructions below.

IMPORTANT NOTE

If you do not use the Mobiroller membership site in your application, but there is a membership feature in the web content you have added; test login information is needed for that web content. If the application is a Webview application and there is a membership feature on the website, you must add the test login information for that website here.

Before clicking the “Add Instructions” button, we need to create a test user for Google Play from your application management panel.

Log in to the Mobiroller application management panel. In the left menu, click App Login/Register -> Member Management.

Click the Add Member button on the opened page.

On the “Add Member” screen, fill in the email, password, and first and last name information. If there are other profile elements in your application, you must fill in those as well.

After adding the test user, click the “Add Instructions” button in your Google Play Console account. On the opened page:

• Instruction Name (1): Here, you can give a name for the login information, such as “Test Account” or “Google Play Account.”
• Username and Password (2): Enter the username (email) and password that you created using the Mobiroller panel.

After entering this information, check the box that says “There is no additional information required to access my application” and click the “Add” button. After adding the instructions, click the “Save” button and return to the control panel.

STEP-9: Click on the Ads option. In the opened screen, if your app has ads, select “Yes,” otherwise select “No.” Afterward, click the Save button and return to the control panel.

STEP-10: Click on the Content Rating option.

Click on the “Start questionnaire” button on the content rating page.

Fill in the Email address and Category fields under the Category section and click the Next button.

On the opened page, you will be asked some questions about your application. You need to answer these questions and first click the Save button. After that, click the Next button that will be activated.

STEP-11: Click on the “Target Audience” section.

Select the target age group for your application. After making the selection, click on the Next button, which will be activated, and save on the next screen.

Step 12: Click on the News Apps button.

In the opened screen, determine whether your app is a news app. If your app is not a news app, select “No” and click the Save button.

If your app is a news app, select “Yes” and specify your news source in the opened box in detail, then click the Save button.

STEP-13: You should fill out the data safety form by reviewing our article “How to Fill Out the Data Security Form?” in detail.

Pay special attention to the steps mentioned in the article, as incorrect completion of the data security form is one of the most common reasons for rejections recently.

STEP-14: After filling out the data security form, you need to complete the other information.

• Government Apps: Specify whether your app is a government institution app or not, and save.
• Finance Features: If there is a finance feature in the app, add it. If not, select the “No feature” option and save.
• Health: If there is a health feature in the app, add it. If not, select the “No feature” option and save.

STEP-15: Make sure all the items we have previously completed are checked off.

Then, click on the “Select an app category and provide contact details” button.

On the Store Settings page, click the Edit button next to the App Category title and select a category and tag for your app.

Then, under the Store Entry Contact Information section, click the Edit button and enter your email address. The other fields such as Phone number and Website are not mandatory.

After entering all the information, click save.

STEP-16: Click the “Set up your store listing” button.

In this screen, we will enter the information for your app that will appear on the Google Play Store.

• App name: Enter the name you want your app to appear with on Google Play Store.
• Short description: Add a short description of your app.
• Full description: Enter the description text for your app. You should explain the functions of your app and how it benefits users. Otherwise, your app’s description may be deemed insufficient or not reflective of the app, which may lead to rejection.

Under the Graphics section, we need to add the visual information.

• App icon: This is the logo that will appear for your app on Google Play Store. The logo you upload should be 512×512 pixels in size and can be in PNG or JPEG format.
• Feature graphic: Your feature graphic should be 1,024 x 500 pixels in size and a PNG or JPEG file no larger than 15 MB.

You can add your app screenshots that will appear on Google Play Store from the Phone section.

We recommend adding at least 4 screenshots. The screenshots should have a width between 320 and 3,840 pixels, with an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 9:16, and a maximum size of 8 MB per PNG or JPEG file. The suggested image size is 1242×2208 pixels.

After completing the screenshots, click the Save button located at the bottom right corner.

STEP-17: You must complete all steps up to this stage. In this step, you will see your app’s logo and name on the control panel page.

Now, we will upload the production files of the app. Click the Production button located in the left menu on the control panel page.

STEP-18: Before creating a version on the production page, click on the Countries/Regions tab. Click the Add Country/Region button on the opened screen.

On the opened screen, you should select the countries you want your app to be available in. You can select all countries or specific countries. After making your selection, save it.

STEP-19: After selecting the countries, click on the Release Dashboard tab and click the Create New Release button on the opened screen.

ADIM-20: After this step, generate a new AAB file for your application via Mobiroller panel and upload this AAB file by clicking the Upload button.

For detailed instructions on how to generate AAB/APK files, refer to our guide: How to Generate AAB and APK Files?

STEP-21: After adding your AAB file, you will see the .aab file on the screen. Then click the Next button.

STEP-22: There may be yellow-marked error and warning messages on the screen. These warnings are not important for now, you can click the Save button.

If there is a red warning on the screen, it means you have made an incomplete or incorrect action, and you should resolve the error.

STEP-23: In the small window that appears, click the “Go to Overview” button.

STEP-24: Finally, on the release summary page, click the “Send x change for review” button to submit your app to the Google Play Store for publication.

If you encounter an issue with the advertising declaration, you should accept the advertising declaration and check the analytics option.

By completing all these steps, you can submit your app for publication. For any support, you can take a screenshot of the relevant page and send your support request to support@mobiroller.com

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Without uploading this signing key, you cannot upload your AAB file to the system or proceed with publishing or updating your app.

Let’s explore how to create a signing key for your mobile app prepared with Mobiroller.

STEP 1: We will upload the app’s production files. Click on the Production button located in the left menu on the control panel page.

STEP 2: On the Production page, before creating a release, click on the Countries/Regions tab. On the screen that opens, click the Add Country/Region button.

In the new window, select the countries where you want your app to be available. You can choose all countries or specific ones. After making your selection, save the changes.

STEP 3: After selecting the countries, click on the Release Dashboard tab and then click the Create New Release button on the screen that opens.

STEP 4: On the Production Release screen, click on the Change Signing Key button.

STEP 5: On the window that appears, click on Change app signing key.

STEP 6: On the page that opens, select the option Export and upload a key from a Java keystore.

After making this selection, follow these steps:

1. Click on Download the encryption public key to download the file.
2. Click on Download the PEPK tool to download the tool.
3. Click on Download the source code to obtain the source files.

The downloaded files will be used to create the signing key for your application.

To create your signing key file, upload the files you downloaded and submit a signing key request. Once your request is submitted, the signing key file will be sent to you via email within 1 business day.

Create a Signing Key Request

STEP 7: Once the signing key file has been sent to you, download it to your computer.

On the screen, click the “Upload Generated ZIP” option and upload the signing key file you downloaded to your computer.

STEP 8: After uploading the signing key file, you will see a message on the screen saying “Versions signed by Google Play.”

From this point onward, generate a new ABB file for your application via the Mobiroller panel and click the Upload button to upload the ABB file you created.

If you are uploading an application for the first time, you can check out our guide: How to Publish an App on Google Play Store?

For detailed instructions on how to generate ABB/APK files, refer to our guide: How to Generate ABB and APK Files?

For any support, you can email us at support@mobiroller.com.

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This form must be filled out carefully and accurately to provide the required details. One of the most common reasons for rejection during the Google Play Store publication process is the Data Safety form. Providing incomplete or incorrect information here may result in your app being rejected.

Let’s now review how to properly fill out the Data Safety form:

Step-1: From your Google Play Console account, navigate to the dashboard and click on the Data Safety button under the “Set up your app” section.

Step-2: On the screen that appears, click the Next button to continue.

Step-3: Fill in the information in the “Data Safety” section according to the visuals provided below.

• If the account creation/membership feature is enabled within the application, it should be filled out as shown in the visual below:

Note: The Account Deletion URL field can include the URL link to your Privacy Policy. If you do not have a privacy policy, you can access the privacy policy prepared for you by Mobiroller from [here].

• If the application does not include an account creation/membership feature, it should be filled out as shown in the image below:

Step 4: In the next screen, we select the types of data collected.

1. If your app includes the Maps module, the selection should be made as shown below.

2. If your app includes the account/registration feature, the selection should be made as shown below.

4. The following fields must be filled in regardless of the app content.

Once the relevant fields are filled out, click the Next button.

Step 5: In the next step, we will specify the purpose for which the selected data will be used.

• If the app cannot be accessed without account/member registration, the following options should be selected when filling out each data type for “Personal Information.”

• If access to some screens is available without account/member registration, the following options should be selected, and the process for “Personal Information” should be completed.

• For data related to “Location,” the following options should be selected.

• For data related to “Photos and Videos,” the following options should be selected.

• For “App Information and Performance,” “App Activity,” and “Device or Other Identifiers,” the following selections should be made.

Once all these steps are completed, click the “Next” button.

In the store entry preview screen, you will complete the process. Click on the three-dot icon in the lower-right corner. Then, in the small pop-up window, click the “Save” button.

After saving, you will see the message “Changes saved. Submit for review from the publishing summary page.” This means that you have completed filling out the Data Security Form.

To complete the other app publishing steps, you can refer to the “How to Publish an App on Google Play Store?” article.

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To help you manage your apps in accordance with this rule set by Google, we have introduced an update that allows you to manage “Dynamic Permissions.” Now, you can define ‘Dynamic Permissions’ for your APK and AAB files and publish your app on the Google Play Store with the permissions you have chosen. Let’s define what “Dynamic Permissions” is for those who are not familiar.

Dynamic Permissions are defined as permissions such as location, storage, camera, and microphone that should either be included or excluded from the APK files based on the content scope of your app.

For example, when you select the storage permission option while generating an APK in our new APK production wizard, you grant the permission that “Users can upload or download PDF, images, and document contents within my app.” During the Google Play Store app review process, your app will be evaluated based on this technical criterion.

Below, you can find the definitions and explanations of Dynamic Permissions that are available in the new APK and AAB production engine, as requested by Google Play Store.

Location Permission:

• Map Module – Show My Location Feature

If your application uses the ‘Map’ module, you must activate the ‘Location’ permission.

• Website Content – Features Related to Location

If your application contains website redirects and the website requires maps or location permissions, you must activate the ‘Location’ permission.

Storage Permission:

• Chat Profile Picture, Website Content Storage, Notepad Module, Form Module, PDF Module, Image Gallery Module

If your app includes the following functionalities:

• Uploading profile pictures linked to the chat feature,
• Uploading or downloading files related to the website module and content usage,
• Using the Notepad module,
• Uploading or downloading files and images through the Form module,
• Downloading files through the PDF module,
• Downloading images through the Image Gallery module,

You need to enable the ‘Storage’ permission.

Camera Permission:

• Website – Screen Recording, Video Streaming, Camera Access:

If your app includes the following features through the Website module, you should enable the ‘Camera’ permission:

• Screen recording functionality,
• Video streaming (live broadcasting) features,
• Access to the camera for any related purposes on the website module.

Enabling the camera permission will allow your app to access the device’s camera for these activities, in compliance with Google Play’s policy on dynamic permissions.

Microphone Permission:

• If your app includes the ‘Audio Recording’ feature through the Website module, and microphone access is required, you must enable the ‘Microphone’ permission.

This will ensure your app complies with Google Play’s dynamic permission requirements, allowing access to the device’s microphone for audio recording.

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