Publish On Play Store/App Store

Overview

This section explains how to build the APK (for testing) and the App Bundle (AAB) and IPA (for Play Store and App Store publishing).

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1. Generate APK for Testing

Steps

1. Make sure Flutter is installed, and the project runs correctly.

2. From the project root, run:

flutter build apk --release

This creates a release APK that you can share for testing.

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2. Generate & Publish App Bundle for Play Store

Pre-requisites

Before building for the Play Store, make sure you have:

• A keystore file for signing your app (You can search for guides on “Generating keystore for Android apps”.)

• Updated app name

• Updated app logo

• Basic knowledge of creating an Android App Bundle (AAB)

• Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy for your app

📌 Important: Place your keystore file inside the android/app folder. This is required every time you publish a new version.

Steps

1. Add key.properties

Inside the android folder, create a file named key.properties.

Example:

storePassword=muktasoft
keyPassword=muktasoft
keyAlias=upload
storeFile=muktasoft.jks

2. Build the AAB

From the project root, run:

flutter build appbundle

This generates the AAB file needed for the Play Store.