Chapter 6

Publishing Android Applications

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER

• How to prepare your application for deployment
• How to export your application as an APK file and sign it with a new certificate
• How to distribute your Android application
• How to publish your application on the Android Market

So far you have seen quite a lot of interesting things you can do with your Android tablet. However, in order to get your application running on users’ devices, you need a way to deploy it and distribute it. In this chapter, you will learn how to prepare your Android applications for deployment and get them onto your customer’s devices. In addition, you will learn how to publish your applications on the Android Market, where you can sell them and make some money!