The Big List of Android App Stores Submit Tip

Original from Drmop

A Few Tips to Help you Beat the Guidelines


I have listed below a number of technical issues that you should be aware of to ensure that your game or app sails smoothly through the various app stores submission and certification processes:

• Handle the back and menu buttons – Ensure that the back button takes the user to the previous screen or menu and that the menu button brings up your in-app / game menu
• Deep linking – If you add links into your app that point to other apps that are available on another app store (and the store you are submitting to), then ensure that the links point to the version on the app store that you are submitting to. For example, of you submit a free / lite version of your game to the Amazon app store then ensure that the buy link points to the paid version on the Amazon app store and not some other app store. Same thing goes for advertising other app stores within you app.
• Screen shots – Ensure that your screen shots are of the most up to date version that you are submitting. if you app is ad supported then ensure that the screen shot shows the ads (our last build of Funky Cam 3D failed on this one)
• Make sure that your on-device app icon reasonably matches the icon you use to represent your app on the app store
• Make sure you get your AndroidManifest file right. If you use the camera for example then ensure that its set the camera uses permission in your manifest file
• Ensure that you increment your app version every time you submit a new version
• If your app requires some kind of special testing then let the app store know up front.
• If you know for certain that your app does not work on certain devices then let the app store know up front