Android App Distribution

What You Need
Book Source Code & Forums
	Dedications
About the Team
	About the Authors
	About the Editors
	Introduction
	How to read this book
	Chapter 1: The Perfect Build
	What to expect from the release process
	Tools for Release
	In an ideal world, what would “the perfect build” look like?
	Releasing pain points
	Concepts & Terminology
	Getting the sample project
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 2: App Store Quick Start
	Code cleanup
	Versioning
	Building a release version
	Checking your file size
	Release testing
	Creating your Google Play Store listing
	Main store listing
	Releasing your app
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 3: Preparing for Release: Test Tracks
	Play Console overview
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 4: Strategies for Release
	Version codes
	Open test track
	Pre-launch report
	Rollout & quality
	Release to production
	Publishing API
	Making use of the Google toolsets
	Production release
	Post-production
	Other publishing methods
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 5: Permissions
	Permissions
	App manifest permissions
	Asking for permission
	Updating Podplay to search by location
	Finding background location use
	Simplifying multiple permission requests with Android Jetpack
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 6: Security Best Practices
	Data storage domains
	Securely storing data
	Securing the Organized Simple Note app
	Challenge
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 7: Optimizing App Size & Obfusticating the APK
	Why is optimization important?
	Terminology
	Best practices for reducing your app size
	APK Analyzer
	Other improvements you can do with the analysis
	Optimizing images
	Making changes in your images
	Unused resources
	Enabling Proguard / R8
	Size reductions to make directly in your code
	Going one step further in optimization
	Key points
	Chapter 8: Adding Features Dynamically
	What are dynamic features?
	Delivering dynamic modules
	Feature flagging
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 9: Build Variants: Implementing Build Types
	Switching build types in Android Studio
	Implementing build types in your app
	Gradle DSL reference
	Release build type
	Key points
	Chapter 10: Publishing in the Real World
	What can you do with flavors?
	Creating flavors
	Key points
	Chapter 11: Automation Tools for Your Local Environment
	What is automation?
	Why automate my process?
	Building the app via command line
	Introduction to Fastlane
	Creating a Fastfile
	Running tests
	Using Screengrab
	Deploying beta builds
	Deploying to production
	Uploading your app to the Play Console
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 12: Continuous Integration & Build Servers
	The benefits of CI
	GitHub Actions
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 13: Getting Top Ratings & Avoiding Negative Reviews: Gathering In-App Feedback
	Responding to Google Play comments in the dashboard
	Case studies: in-app feedback
	Building an in-app feedback mechanism
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 14: Monitoring & Improving App Performance: Android Vitals
	Understanding Android Vitals
	Exploring the dashboard
	Reviewing pre-launch reports
	Using Android vitals to understand your app’s power consumption
	Understanding your app’s performance
	Key points
	Where to go from here?
	Chapter 15: Conclusion