Publishing apps to the Play Store happens in the Google Play Console
Create a new app.
When publishing an application using the Dating Pro team, the first thing you need to do is to grant access permissions. When authorizing directly with account data, in most cases two-factor authorization is required and the publishing process is delayed.
In the All apps menu, create a new app or grant access (described below)
To do this, fill in the App name,
select the default language.
In App or game select App.
Free or paid choose what is required (usually Free).
In Declarations, check all checkboxes.
How to grant access to another account
To grant access to the account/application to other users, go to the Users and permissions menu and click the Invite new user button
In the form that opens, enter the email address of the user's Google account .
Optionally, in the Access expiry field, you can specify the date when access will expire.
In app permissions, you can select the applications to which access is granted, or leave it empty, then there will be access to all applications in the account.
Account permissions should specify the access level. It requires either Admin or all permissions in the Releases and Store presence sections. An invitation to join will come to the entered soap.
Other settings
On the Developer page, you can add information about the developer (optional)
In Setup > Email lists, email accounts are filled in, from which the application will be tested. To do this, click Create email lists, enter the list name and email address.
In Setup > License testing, accounts are set from which purchases can be tested.
The License response field indicates the status of the purchase (leave RESPOND_NORMALLY)
Filling in information for the application
For a new application, the dashboard will have items with a list of steps that you need to go through
Privacy policy section. | Enter a link to the privacy policy |  |
Ads. | Mark that the application contains ads | |
App access. | Mark that some sections need access and add an instruction to enter with demo data |
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Content ratings.
In the first step, specify your email and select the category Social or Communication
On the second step
Which of the following would best describe the app - Social
Is the primary focus of the app to connect people for the purposes of dating or sexual relationships or endeavors? - Yes
Does the app permit the public sharing of nudity? - No
Does the app permit the public sharing of real-world, graphic violence outside of a newsworthy context? - No
Does the app share the user's current and precise physical location with other users? - No
Does the app allow users to purchase digital goods? - Yes
Target audience and content. | Target age выбрать 18 and over |
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Sensitive permissions and APIs | Does your app access location in the background in APKs or app bundles targeting Android 9 (Pie) or older (SDK level 28 or lower)? - No |
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News apps | Is your app a news app? - No |
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COVID-19 contact tracing and status apps | My app is not a publicly available COVID-19 contact tracing or status app |
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Data safety
At the first step Overview just click Next
At the second step, Data collection and security, specify Yes everywhere
At the third step Data types we mark both checkboxes in Location.
Personal info check Name, Email address and Other info.
Messages mark Other in-app messages.
Photos and videos check both checkboxes.
App info and performance check all checkboxes.
Device or other IDs check the checkbox.
At the Data usage and handling step, for each field, go to Edit and mark the necessary checkboxes.
For email, select the Yes, this collected data is processed ephemerally radio button
For analytics and logs, we also check the Shared checkbox
Preview Finishing
Store presence section
Main store listing
fill in the name (up to 30 characters)
short description (up to 80 characters)
and description (up to 4000 characters) of the application
loading icon (512x512)
promo image (Your feature graphic must be a PNG or JPEG, up to 1MB, and 1,024 px by 500 px)
video link (optional)
Phone screenshots
Upload 2-8 phone screenshots.
Screenshots must be PNG or JPEG, up to 8 MB each, 16:9 or 9:16 aspect ratio, with each side between 320 px and 3,840px, To be eligible for promotion, include at least 4 screenshots at a minimum of 1080 px on each side.). tablet screenshots (7-inch tablet screenshots, same requirements as for phone, you can download the same screenshots as for phone), tablet screenshots (10-inch tablet screenshots, same requirements as for phone, you can upload the same screenshots as for the phone).
If the app supports multiple languages, you can add translations.
Custom store listings | Do not fill in |  |
Store listing experiments | Do not fill in |
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Store settings | App category - select type (App), category (Dating), fill in tags (keywords) |
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Store listing contact details | complete your contacts |  |
Select countries and regions | In the Production menu, select the Countries / regions tab and specify the countries where the application will be located (usually all are selected) |  |
Translation service | Do not fill in |
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Store performance | Do not fill in |
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App pricing. Specify the price for a paid application. As a rule, applications are free of charge
In-app products.
Add goods for Recharge and services. The list of items should also be added to the In-app Billing settings in the site admin (Online Dating Site and Dating App | SoulCompanion.NET , Online Dating Site and Dating App | SoulCompanion.NET )
When creating a new product you must specify its
ID (unique string without spaces and special characters),
product details - product name and description (you can add translations),
set the price, taxes (I do not fill)
save and activate.
In the admin area of the site you need to add a new product for Android and specify the Product ID value in the SKU field. If it is Replenish account, then specify the amount by which the account will be replenished. If it is service, then select service (in this case the cost field is not used).
Subscriptions. Create Subscriptions
As for consumable products, specify Product ID and Name
Add plans (by period). Specify period and cost
Save and activate.
In the admin area of the site on the subscription tab Online Dating Site and Dating App | SoulCompanion.NET add a new product and specify in the SKU field the Product ID value, select the group and period (cost is not used).
Monetization setup. Copy Base64-encoded RSA public key and give it to the developer
Select testers.
The Testing > Internal testing menu, the Testers tab.
Check the lists of testers (if not already added, then create). On this tab for the specified testers you can get a link to join the internal testing (if uploaded)
