Monday 26 Nov week 10 singing pub android app PDF

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Derek Foster (Signing/Publishing Android Applications)...

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Monday 26th November 2018 (Week 10) Mobile Computing Signing/Publishing Android Applications

Lecturer: Derek Foster

Student: RJ

Notetaker: Jeannie Cowan

S2. Overview Google developer - $25 for a one-off payment if you upload an app to Android.

S3. Weeks 10-12 Next week (11) Marlon Gilliam, is the guest speaker. Week 12 – (Dec 10) no lecture but extra session on workshop Week 13 – nothing on the timetable (Dec 17) but a drop=in session will be available if needed (in labs)

S4. Snapshot -

‘core’ material delivered in weeks 1-7 Week 8-9 – intermediate material introduced Everything you need to know for the assignment has now been delivered.

Get stuff published online as this really help with evidence/portfolio for interviews. (See slide)

S5. Android Application Signing

S6. Application Signing Can’t be installed unless signed Certificate – would cost money Key – build varies – if someone got a published key then they could publish a rogue key. Don’t give access to your private key.

S7. Application Setting This is not so important if you are not publishing an app soon.

If leveraging Google API/Play services, you will need to know more than signing basics. Sign app in debug or release mode. (See slide) S8. Application Signing – Debug variant Can change the variant option (See slide) – the ‘on debug’ for assignment.

S9. Derek’s SHA-1 debug key Add it to your files (See side for code)

S10. Application Signing – Release Variant See the example on the slide -

No release certificate added to it yet Generate self-signed certificate to run the app

S11. Application signing – generate an APK file (see the example on the slide) Android application PacKage distribute apps without using official store e.g. Google Play

S12-14. Application Signing – generate an APK file (See slide for example in build)

S15. Application Signing – generate APK file (See slide) ES(?) file explorer – more access to folders than the standard one

S16. Application Signing (See example on the slide) Select Install of Market It searched package name e.g. com.example.derek.location. The package number should be unique if you want to publish in the market.

S17. Application Signing If Android 5 or below it would pop up – but not for android 6 or above (at tun time) (See slide)

S18. (See slide)

S19. Assessment Apps APIs and Keystore Keys – can get messy. If you have SHA-1 key use the same machine each week. Derek suspects they are all clones!

S20. Assessment Apps APIs and Keystore Release keystore will not release automatically Lab machine and personal machine + Derek’s SHA-1 key (See slide)

S21. Assessment Apps APIs and Keystore (examples on the slide) Are you doing anything with Android Maps? Are you having trouble with API keys? If it asks you for credit details, see Derek for an API key for maps.

S22. Assessment Apps APIs and Keystore (See slide for information) 2 entries; package name twice and SHA-1 keys for them. If unsure see Derek in workshop

S23 & 24. Assessment Apps APIs and Keystore (see the slides)

S25. Android App Store S26. Publish to Market Place Lots of steps involved; rating; images etc. it can take 24 hours to get an app approved. They subject APK file to all sorts of tests. Apple are more stringent and expensive.

S27. Example – Lincoln Open Day App (See the slide for the example)

S28. Lincoln Open Day App Can email testers a link – and only they will see it on the store (See slide for details)

S29. Lincoln Open Day app – artwork assets You would need someone who is good at graphics Images are usually needing to be specific sizes and types

S30. Lincoln Open Day app – artwork assets See example on slide with the graphics added

S31. Lincoln Open Day app – artwork assets This link is still up and works (see slide)

S32. Reading See the slide for links...