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/*!
\page android-publishing-to-googleplay.html
\title Publishing to Google Play
\brief Provides instructions to prepare your application for publishing.
\l{Qt for Android} provides a complete solution to develop, build, and package
your applications for Android. Most of these tasks, especially packaging and
deployment are handled by Qt Creator providing rich developer experience.
Every time you run the application using Qt Creator, an Android Application
Package (APK) is created and deployed onto the target (device or emulator) you
choose. With some minor changes to how the \e .apk is created, you can publish
your application on Google Play and monetize. The following
step-by-step instructions guide you to create an \e{.apk} that can go live
on Google Play:
\list 1
\li Open your application project using Qt Creator v3.0 or later and change
its \uicontrol Build settings to build release version.
\li Select \uicontrol {Create Templates} under \uicontrol Build settings to
create the template files such as \e AndroidManifest.xml and other
resources.
\note You can edit the \e AndroidManifest.xml in \uicontrol General or
\uicontrol {XML Source} mode.
\li Check for the following in \e AndroidManifest.xml:
\list
\li \uicontrol{Minimum required SDK} is set to API 9 or later.
\note Qt Quick Controls with the \l{Material Style}{Material Style}
require API 11 (Android v3.0) or later.
\li Add \uicontrol{Application name} and \uicontrol{Application icon}.
\li \uicontrol Permissions list has all the required permissions.
\li \uicontrol Features list has the software or hardware features that your
application depends on. For example, NFC.
\endlist
\note Qt adds the default permissions and features based on the module
dependencies of your application. If you do not want these default permissions
and features, remove the \c{<!-- %%INSERT_PERMISSIONS -->} and
\c{<!-- %%INSERT_FEATURES -->} comments from \e AndroidManifest.xml. For
information on the manifest XML format, see \l{Android: App Manifest}.
\li Set up a \uicontrol keystore to sign the \e .apk. You can create a new
keystore if you do not have one. For more details, see
\l{Android APK}{QtCreator: Specifying Settings for Packages}.
\li Select \uicontrol{Open package location after build} and run your
application to build the \e .apk. Qt Creator builds the \e .apk and opens the
folder containing the \e .apk.
\li Log in to the \l{Google Play Developer Console} and upload the \e .apk
file, few screen captures of the application, and a description.
\endlist
Now your application is available to other Android device users via
Google Play. You can also choose to publish the application to a smaller
group, so that you can test and improve the application before publishing it to
a larger audience.
See \l{Deploying an Application on Android} for more information about how the
packaging is done and how you can influence it.
*/
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