Appendix B. Publishing applications

Writing and debugging applications can be both exhausting and satisfying, but the day will come when it’s time to move past development and graduate to publishing your Android application for others to use. This appendix presents best practices for preparing an application for publication and then walks step by step through the process of digitally signing an application and uploading it to the Android Market.

In the most basic sense, publishing an application involves digitally signing it and uploading it to the Android Market or other venues for distribution. But for you to properly prepare an Android application, a few steps precede the distribution stage. If you observe these guidelines carefully, the ...

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