Description
CIS 432 Lab 5: Publishing Your Android App
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Any and all written answers must be entered into the online course shell with the submission of the attached lab assignment.
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Weekly Lab Breakdown
Week Due Graded Lab Exercises
1 None
2 None
3 Lab 1: Sailing Adventures App
4 None
5 Lab 2: Bike and Barge App
6 None
7 Lab 3: Northern Lights Animation App
8 None
9 Lab 4: Electric Car Financing App
10 Lab 5: Publishing Your Android App
Each lab assignment will be graded based on the following:
The program must compile, execute, produce correct results, and meet all of the specifications in the weekly lab.
Additionally you must:
Organize the code for user readability.
Organize the code for reusability.
Provide documentation with embedded comments for reader understanding.
Organize the code for efficiency.
Lab 5: Publishing Your Android App
Due Week 10 and worth 60 points
Note: Completion time may vary, but this lab will take approximately 3.5 hours to complete.
In this lab, you will publish your Android application. You must understand how to perform the following processes, among others:
Test your app.
Prepare the app for publication.
Create an APK package and digitally sign your application.
Prepare promotional materials.
Publish your app to Google Play.
The directions for this lab are located in Chapter 12 of the Android Boot Camp for Developers Using Java textbook. The steps for publishing your Android app are located on pages 456 to 477.
Note: Lab steps 12 through 19 are optional. Even though these steps are optional, they are an essential part of the app building process and it would be beneficial for you to complete.
Instructions
Capture a screenshot as you complete each one of the lab steps and paste it in the designated spot below each step. Be sure the screen shot is signed according to the requirements document.
If there is a question in a step, your response should be included directly under the screenshot of that step.
Submit the lab worksheet as an attachment in the online course shell.
Lab Steps:
Testing Your App on an Android Device
Read the introductory information and view Figure 12-1: Google Playon pages 456 to 458. Next, see STEP 1 and Figure 12-2: Locale listing in the Translations Editor on pages 458 and 459.
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See STEP 2 and Figure 12-3: Spanish (es) added as another locale on page 459.
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See STEP 3 and Figure 12-4: Spanish translation of Locale app text on pages 459 and 460.
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Testing Your App on an Android Device
Read the information on pages 460 and 461, then see STEP 1, STEP 2, and STEP 3. (NOTE: no screen shots are available for this step. Simply indicate below whether or not you were able to test your app on an Adnroid Device)
Creating an APK PAckage
Read the information and Figure 12-5 on pages 461 and 462. Then see STEP 1 and Figure 12-6: Generate Signed APK Wizard dialog boxon page 462.
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See STEP 2 and Figure 12-7: New Key Store dialog boxon page 463.
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See STEP 3 and Figure 12-8: Creating a signed keyon page 464.
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See STEP 4 and Figure 12-9: Setting the Master Passwordon pages 476 and 477.
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See STEP 5 and Figure 12-10: Generate Signed APK Wizard dialog boxon page 465.
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See STEP 6 and Figure 12-11: Signed APK generatedon page 465. Then see STEP 7.
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Preparing Promotional Materials to Upload
Read the introductory information and view Figures 12-12 and 12-13 on pages 456 to 470. Take two to eight (2-8) screenshots of your app that you would use to promote it. Create a description for your app.
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Note: Lab Steps 12 through 19 are optional, but valuable and you are highly encouraged to complete these steps.
See STEP 1 and Figure 12-15: Signing into a Google developer’s accounton pages 470 and 471.
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See STEP 2 on page 472. (NOTE: No screen shot is needed for this step)
Read the information on “Uploading an App to Google Play” on page 471. Then see STEP 1 and Figure 12-16: Entering account detailson pages 471 and 472.
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See STEP 2 and Figure 12-17: Add New Application dialog boxon page 473.
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See STEP 3 and Figure 12-18: Displaying previously uploaded applicationson pages 473 and 474.
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See STEP 4 and Figure 12-19: Store Listing Product Details pageon pages 474 and 475.
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See STEP 5 and Figure 12-20: Publishing optionson pages 475 and 476.
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See STEP 6 and Figure 12-21: Pricing & Distribution pageon page 476 and STEP 7 on page 477.
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