You finished building the food ordering app for Little Lemon, and Adrian is pleased with
the functionality of the app, as well as the usability, and look, and feel. You're probably beyond ready to get the app up on
a platform where it can be downloaded onto the devices of Little
Lemon customers, but you should know that there's actually quite a
bit more to getting an app online than just simply
pressing an upload button. It calls for a multi-step
process to ensure that your app meets
technical requirements of the target devices, as well as the standard set
by the platform provider. In this video, you will receive a general
overview of the steps for submitting a
mobile application to the Google Play Store, where it can be downloaded
by Android users. These steps will be covered in greater detail over the
course of this lesson. The steps include: building
and testing your app, preparing the app
for submission, submitting the app, and
implementing app updates. Next, let's briefly explore each of these steps so
you know what to expect. For the building
and testing phase, you will learn how to export
your code from Expo as a ready-to-run build known as an Expo Application
Services or EAS build. This will put you in position to verify that your app works as expected by testing the build
on a simulator or device. Next, you'll need to prepare
your app for submission. This entails configuring
and bundling the build into a specialized format that
works for the Play Store. You'll also want to
make sure that the app aligns with the Google
Play Store guidelines. If everything checks out, then you'll be ready
to submit your app. Note that to be able to do so, you'll need to have a Google
Play Developer account. Finally, even after
your app is published, there is one more thing
to address, updates. Devices' operating systems
and standards change all the time and if you want to keep your app
running optimally, you need to make sure that users are getting current bills. Fortunately, you'll
find out how to do just that. There you have it. By the end of this lesson, you'll have a stronger
understanding of what it takes to get your app onto the Play Store so that others can
download and enjoy it.