- Upload your app to the Play Console
- Inspect APKs using bundle explorer
- Test Dynamic Delivery using the internal test track
- Update your app bundle
Upload your app to the Play Console
After youbuild and sign the release version of your app,the next step is to upload it to Google Play to inspect,test, and publish your app. Before you get started, you might want to make sureyou satisfy the following:
- If you haven't already done so, enroll into app signing by GooglePlay, which is the recommended way toupload and sign your app. If you build and upload an Android AppBundle, you must enroll in app signing by Google Play.
- Google Play supports compressed app downloads of only 150 MB orless. To learn more, readCompressed download size restriction.
After you've met the requirements above, go ahead andupload your app to the Play Console.This page also describes how you can test and update your app bundle after it'sbeen uploaded.
Inspect APKs using bundle explorer
If you upload your app as an Android App Bundle, the PlayConsole automatically generates split APKs and multi-APKs for all deviceconfigurations your app supports. In the Play Console, you can use the AppBundle Explorer to see all APK artifacts that Google Play generates, inspectdata such as supported devices and APK size savings, and download generated APKsto deploy and test locally.
To learn more, read the Play Console help topic aboutReviewing your app bundle details.
Test Dynamic Delivery using the internal test track
The easiest and fastest way to test your app after you upload an app bundleis by using Play Console’s internal test track. This new test track isaimed towards quickly sharing your app via Dynamic Delivery with a limitedamount of internal testers. And, because the only way to test downloadinginstalling dynamic feature modules on demand is through Google Play, theinternal test track is where you'll want to upload your app bundle to fine-tunethis type of user experience.
To learn more, readSet up an open, closed, or internal test.
Update your app bundle
After you upload your app to the Play Console, updating your app requires youto increase the version code you include in the base module, and build andupload a new app bundle. Google Play then generates updated APKs with newversion codes and serves them to users as needed. For more information, readManage app updates.