Before you export your app to an APK for distribution, you should check its version. There are two version values, and they are both stored in the build.gradle file for the app module. The version code is the internal version. It is always an integer, and has to be incremented each time you uploaded a new APK. The version name is an arbitrary string that the user sees, and can be set to anything.
- [Instructor] Before you export your app…to an APK for distribution,…you should check its version.…There are two version values,…and they're both stored in the build.gradle file…for the app module.…You can find them in the project window under Gradle Scripts…and you want to open the one marked as module.…The app version is noted twice.…There's a version code and a version name.…The version code is a numeric value,…and it has to be an integer.…No fractional values are allowed,…and the first version of any app…usually has a version code of one.…
When you release that version of the app to an app store,…the numeric version code is used…to guarantee the APK's uniqueness.…There can only be one APK in the app store…with a combination of a particular application ID…and a particular version code,…but you can have more than one APK…with different version codes if,…for example,…you have one APK that supports older versions of Android…and one that supports newer versions…or you might have one APK that's in the production channel…
Author
David Gassner
Released
12/20/2016- Packaging apps in APK files
- Building a signed APK file
- Distributing through Google Play
- Adding app graphics
- Setting pricing
- Publishing the app
- Submitting an app to Amazon
- Tracking app use in Google Play and Amazon
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 2s
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1. Know Your Distribution Options
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Package apps in APK files3m 18s
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Distribute through Amazon2m 13s
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2. Package and Test the App
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Explore the sample app3m 33s
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Clean up your code6m 3s
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Manage the APK version3m 34s
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Build a signed APK file5m 54s
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Minify and obfuscate an APK6m 30s
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3. Distribute through the Google Play Store
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Upload an APK5m 6s
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Complete the store listing2m 20s
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Create a content rating2m 13s
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Add in-app products2m 19s
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4. Distribute through Amazon
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5. Track an App's Usage
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 14s
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