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title: Uploading an Android application to the Playstore
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---
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To upload an application to playstore you need to follow the following steps:
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## Obtain License from google to publish apps:
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1. Navigate [here](https://play.google.com/apps/publish/signup/) and sign in using your Gmail account.
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2. Accept the developer agreement.
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3. Pay the 25 USD fees and fill in other details.
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## Post Obtaining license you need to follow some steps before generating an apk.
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1. Every apk must be generated in release mode. The mode can be found in Build variant
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2. In build.gradle of the application ensure that the **version code** is unique for every apk build. Playstore will use this number to keep a track of seperate apk versions.
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3. Ensure that debuggable has been set to false and resources have been shrunk appropriately. Look for buildTypes within build.gradle of the application.
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```
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buildTypes {
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release {
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minifyEnabled true
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shrinkResources true
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proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
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debuggable false
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signingConfig signingConfigs.config
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}
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debug {
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debuggable false
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}
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}
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```
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4. Finally generate a signed apk. Click [here](https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/app-signing) to learn more about signing the apk.
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## After generating signed apk navigate back to the play console.
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The instructions to be followed subsequently are provided [here](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113469?hl=en&ref_topic=7072031).
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Note: Information provided here is in respsect with the author's practices which happen to follow the guidlines followed and recommended by the andrid community.
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