Google Play Store Requirements

Before publishing a mobile application you have developed through Kuika on the Google Play Store, you must fulfil some requirements.

Google Play Store requirements covered in this training content:

1. Developer Account
2. App Creation Requirements in Google Play Console
3. Size Limit
4. Signature Configuration
5. Application Version Requirements for Play Console
6. Target API Level Requirements
7. Application Details and Preview Items
8. Languages and Translations
9. Categorisation and Tags
10. Contact Details

1. Developer Account

The first requirement to access Google Play Console and publish an application is to create a Google Play Developer Account.

2. Application Creation Requirements in Google Play Console

After creating your Google Play Developer Account, open the Google Play Console. Select All apps > Create App. On the screen that opens, select a default language for your app and add the app name. Then you must specify whether your application is a game or an application. Then you need to specify whether your application is paid or free. You need to add an e-mail address for Google Play Store users to contact you. Finally, you must accept the statements and terms in the ‘Declarations’ section.

3. Dimension Limit

Apps available in the Google Play Store have a size limit on Google Play Store supported devices based on the maximum compressed size of APK files during download.

The maximum compressed download size of APKs for a device created from app bundles is 150 MB. The application package can be larger than 150 MB.

4. Signature Configuration

The Android Operating System requires apps to be digitally signed with a certificate. You can set the Google Play App Signing feature to specify whether to use an app signing key generated through Google or an app signing key of your choice when creating the first published version of your app.

5. Application Version Requirements for Play Console

Each application package you develop contains a ‘versionCode’. A new version code is given each time your app is updated. The maximum number of ‘versionCodes’ to upload your app to Google Play Console is 2100000000. If your app's ‘versionCode’ value exceeds the maximum number, sending a new app package is blocked by Google Play Console.

6. Target API Level Requirements

When you upload the application package of an application you have developed to Google Play Console, the application package must meet the Google Play target API Level Conditions.

7. Application Details and Preview Items

Your mobile application you have developed;

• A name with a maximum of 50 characters,
• Short application description with a maximum of 80 characters,
• Full application description with a maximum of 4000 characters
• 512 Pixel x 512 Pixel application icon in 32 bit PNG format (Max. 1024 kb),
• 1024 Pixel x 500 Pixel feature graphic in JPEG or 24 bit PNG format,
• A minimum of two screenshots in JPEG or 24-bit PNG format with a minimum size of 320 pixels and a maximum size of 3840 pixels (the maximum size of your screenshot cannot be more than twice the minimum size),

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8. Languages and Translations

When you install an app in the Google Play Store, the default language is English, but you can add translations of pages and visual elements in the Google Play Store.

9. Categorisation and Labels

Google Play Store uses categories and tags to enable users to search and discover apps. You can select categories and add tags for an app you have developed in the Google Play Console.

10. Contact Information

To publish an application you have developed in the Google Play Store, it is mandatory to add an E-Mail information. It is also recommended to add a website to provide the best support to app users.