Publish an app on Google Play

To get your app submitted on the Google Play Store, follow the instructions below:

1. Log into the Google Play Console

2. Create a new application.

3. Fill in the requested app information

• App name: The name of the app displayed on Google Play
• Default language: English (in case the app text assets are in English)
• App or Game: App
• Free or Paid: Free

4. Accept the terms under the Declarations section.

5. Under the Release section, navigate to Production:

• Click on Create new release at the top right:

• Upload the .aab file provided by the SpotMe team. Click Save.

7. Go to Countries / regions:

• Click on Add countries / regions.
• Select all countries if you would like to make the app available worldwide.
• Click Save.

8. Navigate to the Store Presence section -> Main Store Listing:

Fill out the following information:

Text assets

• App Name - up to 50 characters.
• Short Description - up to 80 characters.
• Full Description - up to 4000 characters.

Visual assets

• App Icon - 512 x 512 px app icon.
• Screenshots - upload phone and 10-inch tablet screenshots provided by SpotMe.
• Feature Graphic - 1024 x 500 px app banner.

9. Navigate to the Store Settings section. Fill in the following details:

• App or Game - App.
• Category - Business.
• Website - official website of the company.
• Email address - support email address.

10. Navigate to the App content section under Policy. Fill out the following details:

• App Access - Select "All or some functionality is restricted" and provide demo login credentials.
  • The demo login credentials will be provided by the SpotMe Team.
• Privacy Policy - Provide a link to the app's privacy policy.
• Ads - Select "No, my app does not contain ads".
• Content Ratings
  • Enter an email address to which rating confirmation will be sent.
  • Choose Social Networking, Forums, Blogs, and UGC Sharing as the app category.
  • Answer No to all questions in the Rating questionnaire.
  • Click on Save questionnaire and then Calculate rating.

• Target audience and content - Select "18 and over" for the target age group.
  • Click on Next and confirm.
• News apps - Select No and click on Save.

• COVID-19 contact tracing and status apps - Select “My app is not a publicly available COVID-19 contact tracing or status app”.

• Data Safety - The SpotMe team will provide a ready-to-import Data Safety Form.

If all the information is filled out correctly, a Ready to publish button will appear at the bottom of the page.

11. Submit the app for review:

• Go to the Release section > Production.
• Click on Edit Release.
• At the bottom of the page, click on Review and confirm the release.

Once the application is successfully submitted, it can take up to 7 days to have it approved and live on Google Play.