Play Store submission in Android Kotlin - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to define the app version in the build.gradle file.

Android Kotlin

android {
    defaultConfig {
        versionCode [1]
    }
}

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A1

B"1"

CversionCode

DversionName

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Common Mistakes

Putting quotes around the versionCode number

Using versionName instead of versionCode

The versionCode must be an integer without quotes to specify the app version number.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to sign the APK with the release key in build.gradle.

Android Kotlin

signingConfigs {
    release {
        storeFile file("[1]")
    }
}

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Adebug.keystore

Brelease-key.jks

Capp.keystore

Dmy-release-key.keystore

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Common Mistakes

Using debug.keystore instead of release keystore

Wrong file extension

The storeFile should point to your release keystore file, commonly named my-release-key.keystore.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the AndroidManifest.xml to set the app's package name.

Android Kotlin

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="[1]">
</manifest>

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Acom.example.myapp

BMyApp

Ccom.example

Dexample.myapp

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Common Mistakes

Using short names like 'MyApp'

Missing domain parts in package name

The package name must be a full domain-style identifier like com.example.myapp.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to define the release build type with signing config.

Android Kotlin

buildTypes {
    release {
        minifyEnabled [1]
        signingConfig [2]
    }
}

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Afalse

BsigningConfigs.release

Ctrue

DsigningConfigs.debug

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Common Mistakes

Using signingConfigs.debug for release

Setting minifyEnabled to a string

For release builds, minifyEnabled is often set to false initially, and signingConfig must point to the release signing config.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a Play Store listing with title, short description, and full description.

Android Kotlin

playStoreListing {
    title = "[1]"
    shortDescription = "[2]"
    fullDescription = "[3]"
}

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AMy Cool App

BAn app that does cool things

CThis app helps you do many cool things easily and quickly.

DCool App

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Common Mistakes

Mixing title and descriptions

Using too short or unclear descriptions

The title is the app name, the short description is a brief summary, and the full description explains the app in detail for the Play Store listing.