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Release

Create release builds and upload them to the app stores.

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You'll need to have completed your store listings, screenshots, and other metadata before you can submit your app for review.

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You can generate screenshots for your store listing using AppMockUp Studio.

Prepare your Android Release Build​

  1. In the file androidApp/build.gradle.kts, change the versionCode and versionName to the new version
  2. In Android Studio menu, select Build -> Generate Signed Bundle / APK...
  3. Select Android App Bundle and follow the instructions. Make sure you select the release keystore created during setup and enter the password. (its the same password for storepass and keypass)

Once the build is finished, you will find the .aab file in the androidApp/build/outputs/bundle/release directory.

Upload to Google Play Console​

  1. Go to Google Play Console
  2. Select your app from the list
  3. Click on Production under Release in the left menu
  4. Click on Create release
  5. Click on Browse files and select the .aab file
  6. Release name will be filled automatically once build uploads
  7. Create your release notes and save
  8. Make sure you added the necessary test account and instructions for the reviewers in the App content->App access section
  9. Go to Publishing overview and click on Send changes for review

Prepare your iOS Release Build​

  1. In the file iosApp/iosApp.xcodeproj, select your target, switch to General tab, Identity section and change the Version and Build to the new version eg. 1.0.1 and 1.
  2. In Xcode, select Product -> Archive
  3. Click on Validate App
  4. Click on Distribute App
  5. Select TestFlight & App Store and click Next
  6. Wait for the upload to finish and to be notified that the build is ready via email

Upload to App Store Connect​

  1. Go to App Store Connect Apps
  2. Select your app from the list
  3. Click on App Store under iOS App
  4. Click on + Version or Platform
  5. Fill in the version number and click Create
  6. Click on iOS App and select the build you uploaded
  7. Fill in the release notes and click Save
  8. Click on Submit for Review and follow the instructions

Troubleshooting​

  • Task :shared:linkReleaseFrameworkIosArm64 FAILED java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space: Increase the heap size by updating gradle.properties to eg. 6GB:

    org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx6144M -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options\="-Xmx6144M"