Create and set up your app

To see your app bundles and APKs:

1. Open Play Console and go to the App bundle explorer page (Test and release> App bundle explorer).
2. The App bundle explorer page features a version filter on the top right of the page, which you can use in conjunction with the three tabs (Details, Downloads, and Delivery) to explore different versions and configurations of your app’s APKs on different devices.

• Note: This version filter is the functional equivalent of the “Artifact library” on the old version of Play Console.

To learn more about managing your artifacts, go to Inspect app versions with the app bundle explorer.

Apps on Google Play have a size limit, which is based on the maximum compressed size of your APKs at the time of download across all supported devices.

After you upload an app bundle, Play Console uses gzip to estimate what your app’s download size will be. Google Play uses the best possible advanced compression tools meaning a user’s actual download size will often be smaller than the estimate you see in Play Console.

The maximum size limits are:

• 200MB: Maximum compressed download size of APKs for one device generated from app bundles. The app bundle itself can be many times larger than this size.
• 100MB: Maximum compressed download size of APK for apps published with APKs (only applicable to apps created before August 2021).

Android requires that all apps be digitally signed with a certificate before they can be installed. For more information, go to the Android Developers site. When you create your first release you can configure Play App Signing to decide whether your app should use a Google-generated app signing key or an app signing key that you choose.

Every app bundle and APK has a versionCode in the manifest file that's incremented with each update of your app.

To upload your app to Play Console, the greatest possible value for versionCode is 2100000000. If the versionCode of your app exceeds this value, Play Console will prevent you from submitting a new app bundle.

When selecting the versionCode for your app bundle, keep in mind that you'll need to increase the versionCode for every update and still stay below the maximum.

Note: For more information on versioning your app, go to the Android Developers site. Keep in mind the Android MAXINT differs from Play Console upload requirements.

When you upload an app bundle, it needs to meet Google Play’s target API level requirements. Here are the levels that apps currently need to target and will need to target in the future.

Refer to Target API level requirements for Google Play apps to understand the target API levels required to provide Android and Google Play users with a safe and secure experience.

1. Open Play Console and go to the Main store listing page.
2. Fill in the fields under "App Details."

*Character limits apply to both full-width and half-width characters — the numbers listed above are the maximum  limits regardless of what type of characters you are using.

Note: Repetitive or irrelevant use of keywords in the app name, description, or promotional description can create an unpleasant user experience and result in an app being suspended on Google Play. Please refer to full guidelines in the Google Play Developer Program Policies.

Learn more about adding preview assets (including a short description, screenshots, and videos) to showcase your app.

Note: By making your app available on Google Play, you grant Google  license to use your app's assets (including your app icon, screenshots, and videos) for promotional purposes   You're enabling Google Play to showcase your app in the best possible light. We may use these assets to highlight your app on the Play Store, in promotional campaigns, and across other Google services. This helps us reach more users and highlight the unique features of your app. You can find more details about this in the Developer Distribution Agreement (6. Brand Features and Publicity).

Add and manage translations

When you upload an app, the default language is English (United States, en-US). You can add translations of your app's information, along with in-language screenshots and other graphic assets. Go to Translate and localize your app to learn how.

Localized images and videos

To market your app in different languages more effectively, you can add localized graphic assets to your app's Main store listing page.

Users will see the localized graphic assets on Google Play if their language preferences match the languages that you've added.

Automated translations

If you don't add your own translations, users can view an automated translation of your app's Google Play store listing page using Google Translate or the default language for your app.

For automated translations, there will be a note explaining that the translation has been done automatically, along with an option to view the app's default language. Keep in mind that automated translations aren't supported for Armenian, Raeto-romance, Tagalog, and Zulu.

You can choose a category and add tags to your apps or game in Play Console. Categories and tags help users to search for and discover the most relevant apps in the Play Store.

Learn more about choosing and adding a category and tags for your app or game.

When you provide an email address, website, or phone number for your app, your contact information is available to users on your app's store listing.

A contact email address is required, but to provide your users with the best support experience, we also highly recommend including a website where users can contact you.

To add your support information:

1. Open Play Console and go to the Store settings page (Grow users > Store presence > Store settings)
2. Scroll down to "Contact Details."
3. Add your support email address (required), a phone number, and a website URL.

Tip: Learn more about providing support for your users.