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Short, technical guides for getting your app onto the Play Store and the App Store.
Where the Play Console Data safety form lives, the collection-vs-sharing distinction, AdMob/Firebase/Crashlytics declarations, and common rejection reasons.
July 19, 2026·8 min read
Who Play Console's closed testing rule applies to, how to gather testers, the step-by-step process, and where developers most often get stuck.
The likely causes behind AdMob ads not showing or an 'ad serving limited' warning, the order to diagnose them in, and the role app-ads.txt plays.
How to get your Android SHA-1/SHA-256 fingerprint: the keytool command, debug vs. release keystore, the right cert under Play App Signing, and Firebase.
July 19, 2026·7 min read
App Store and Play Store screenshot design: first-image role, caption overlays, device frames, the feature graphic, and common design mistakes.
The account deletion URL Google Play requires for apps with account creation, accepted formats, Data Safety ties, and the App Store equivalent.
No website? Where to publish your privacy policy: GitHub Pages, Google Sites, Notion, and your own domain compared, plus a permanent hosted URL.
No website? Where to place app-ads.txt: the root-directory rule, why Google Sites falls short, the GitHub Pages setup, and a permanent subdomain option.
Play Store and App Store screenshot requirements: exact sizes, acceptance rules, common rejection reasons, and how to prepare store-ready images.
July 18, 2026·8 min read
Why Play Store and App Store require a privacy policy, what it must contain, where to add the URL, and the most common mistakes — a step-by-step guide.
July 18, 2026·7 min read
What problem app-ads.txt solves, the anatomy of its line format, where to host the file, and the common pitfalls in AdMob verification.
What an Android keystore is, how to generate one with keytool, wire it into key.properties, and what to do if you lose your upload key.
Steps to publish a Flutter app to the Play Store and App Store: pre-launch checklist, appbundle/ipa builds, Play Console and TestFlight, store metadata.
July 18, 2026·9 min read
The support email and URL fields Play Console and App Store Connect require, what belongs on those pages, and options if you lack a website.
