Recipe to publish app to stores

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How to: Creating a new app release in the various store

1] Android App

- Chenge version in project - properties (id, name)

- Project on release

- Archive

- Distribute

- Ad Hoc

- Signing Identity -> Select certificate

Certificates are stored on Windows in  C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Xamarin\Mono for Android\Keystore

There are 2 files: .KeyInfo and .KeyStore. Keep a backup of these files and the keystore password.

- Click 'Save As'

- Sign with key

- Save APK

- Publish APK on https://play.google.com/apps/publish

- Select Application -> Release Management -> App Releases -> Production Track -> Manage Production

- Create release

- Save -> Review -> Start rollout to production

- Publishing is quick (like 15 minutes) 

2] IOS App

- Hook IPad to macbook with cable

- https://appstoreconnect.apple.com -> my apps

- App Store: click + version or platform

- On build server: make new release

- vs for mac: info.plist -> update Identity -> build number

- archive for publishing

- Click Sign and Distribute

- Click App Store 

- Sign and Distribute - Provisioning profile click next

- Sign and Distribute -> Publish to app store -> Click publish

- IPA is saving, click 'save'

- Click 'Transporter' and login with Apple developer account

- Select the saved ipa file

- Deliver Your app -> Click next

- App is send to the app store (takes a while)

- In AppStoreConnect choose new uploaded build

- Press save + submit for review

- Review takes 1 or 2 days

- App Management: https://analytics.itunes.apple.com/#/apps


3] UWP App

- App Management https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/dashboard/overview

- In site: Make new submission: Close to last submissing, click 'Update' 

- Optional -> go to Publish -> Associate App with the Store

- In VS: UWP Project -> Properties ->  Publish... -> Create App Packages

- In VS: Create your packages -> next -> Create

- In site: In tabpage Submissions, upload AppxUpload file (can drag  .appxupload file)

- Save submission -> Submit to the store

- Certification takes 15 minutes, Publishing takes ?

- Note: Once your submission is published, it may take up to 24 hours for customers to see the changes.