This document provides steps for publishing and monetizing an Android app. It outlines configuring the app for release, building and signing the release version, testing it, and preparing backend services. It also describes generating a private key for signing, exporting the app, and using the Google Play Developer Console. Finally, it discusses monetization options for apps in Thailand like in-app purchases, ads, or other app stores and provides instructions for integrating AdMob ads.

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Publish & Monetize
Anuchit Chalothorn
anoochit@gmail.com
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

2. Preparing for your app release
● Config for your app, remove log call, provide
version name, version code
● Building and signing using ADT
● Testing release version of your app
● Updating application resources for release
● Prepare remote server and services that
your application depend on
Ref: http://developer.android.com/tools/publishing/publishing_overview.html

3. Generate private key
Using keytool for generate private key, use
ADT sign your release app
$ keytool -genkey -v -keystore my-release-key.keystore
-alias alias_name -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
Ref: http://developer.android.com/tools/publishing/app-signing.html#setup

4. Export App

9. Developer Console
Google Play Developer Console

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25. Monetize your App
● Paid App
○ not support in Thailand
● In-App Purchase
○ not support in Thailand and can not use another
payment gateway
● Free App with Ads
○ Better way
● 3th Party App Store
○ Find other distribution channels

26. Monetize your App with Admob
● Admob Member
● Accounting for payment; Check or PayPal
● Fee is 30% of your revenue
● Register your App
● Add Admob to your App with Admob SDK
see example in SDK

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