medify

Play Store Submission - Interactive Step-by-Step Guide

Current Status: Ready to begin submission process
Estimated Time: 2-3 hours total

🎯 START HERE: Step 1 - Generate Signing Key (5 minutes)

This is the FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT step. This keystore will sign your app and you’ll need it for ALL future updates.

What to do:

  1. Open Terminal and run this command:
keytool -genkey -v -keystore ~/medify-upload-keystore.jks \
  -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias medify-upload

  1. Answer the prompts:

    • Enter keystore password: (Choose a STRONG password - remember it!)
    • Re-enter password: (Same password)
    • What is your first and last name? Sumit Pal (or your name)
    • What is the name of your organizational unit? Medify
    • What is the name of your organization? Medify
    • What is the name of your City or Locality? (Your city)
    • What is the name of your State or Province? (Your state)
    • What is the two-letter country code? IN (or your country)
    • Is this correct? yes
    • Enter key password: (Press Enter to use same password as keystore)

  2. SAVE THIS INFORMATION SECURELY:

    Keystore Password: _______________
Key Alias: medify-upload
Keystore Path: /Users/sumitpal/medify-upload-keystore.jks

    ⚠️ CRITICAL: If you lose this keystore or password, you can NEVER update your app!

    Backup: Copy ~/medify-upload-keystore.jks to a secure location (Google Drive, USB drive, etc.)

Status: ⏳ COMPLETE THIS FIRST

Step 2 - Configure Signing (10 minutes)

Once you have your keystore, let’s configure your app to use it.

2.1 Create key.properties

I’ll create this file for you. You just need to replace YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE with the actual password you chose in Step 1.

2.2 Update build.gradle.kts

I’ll update the Android configuration files with proper signing config.

2.3 Add key.properties to .gitignore

I’ll ensure your password file is never committed to git.

Status: ⏳ Ready to execute after Step 1

Step 3 - Build Signed App Bundle (5 minutes)

Once signing is configured, we’ll build the final app bundle for Play Store.

fvm flutter clean
fvm flutter pub get
fvm flutter build appbundle --release

This creates: build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab

Status: ⏳ Ready after Step 2

Step 4 - Create Store Assets (60-90 minutes)

You’ll need to create graphics for the Play Store.

Required Assets:

  1. App Icon (512x512)

    • Take your current app icon
    • Resize to 512x512 pixels
    • Save as PNG

  2. Feature Graphic (1024x500)

    • Create an attractive banner
    • Show app concept or screenshot
    • Use Medify branding (Teal colors)

  3. Screenshots (2-8 images)

    • Take screenshots of your app running
    • Recommended: 1080x1920 (portrait)
    • Show key features

Tools: Figma, Canva, or Photoshop

Status: ⏳ Can do in parallel

Step 5 - Create Play Console Account (15 minutes)

  1. Go to: https://play.google.com/console
  2. Sign in with Google Account
  3. Pay $25 USD one-time fee
  4. Complete developer profile

Status: ⏳ Can do now or later

Step 6 - Verify Privacy Policy (2 minutes)

Check if your privacy policy is live: https://sumit-piston.github.io/medify/PRIVACY_POLICY

If not working:

  1. Go to: https://github.com/Sumit-Piston/medify/settings/pages
  2. Enable GitHub Pages (main, root)
  3. Wait 2-3 minutes

Status: ⏳ Quick check needed

Step 7 - Upload to Play Console (30 minutes)

Once you have:

Then:

  1. Create new app in Play Console
  2. Fill out all required sections
  3. Upload app bundle
  4. Upload graphics
  5. Submit for review

🚦 Current Action Items

RIGHT NOW:

  1. Run Step 1 command to generate keystore
  2. Save the password securely
  3. Let me know when done, I’ll update the config files

Type “done step 1” when you’ve generated the keystore and saved the password

📝 Quick Reference

Keystore Info:

App Info:

Privacy Policy:

Let’s start with Step 1! 🚀