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Publishing a NativeScript is generally the same as publishing any other Android app, documented in the Official Android Docs

Prerequisites ​

Before following this guide, make sure you have a valid Google Play developer account.

  1. Set your application id
  2. Set your application Name
  3. Change your launcher icons
  4. Change your launch screen

Generating an upload keystore ​

To upload .apk or .aab files to Google Play, you must first sign them with an upload key. To be able to sign, you need to generate a keystore if you don't already have one. Follow the Android docs to generate a new keystore for your app.

Building an .aab (or .apk) ​

The following commands will build your app in release mode, and copy the result to the dist/ folder since we are passing in the --copy-to flag.

cli
ns build android --release \
  --key-store-path <path-to-your-keystore> \
  --key-store-password <your-key-store-password> \
  --key-store-alias <your-alias-name> \
  --key-store-alias-password <your-alias-password> \
  --aab \
  --copy-to dist/build.aab
cli
ns build android --release \
  --key-store-path <path-to-your-keystore> \
  --key-store-password <your-key-store-password> \
  --key-store-alias <your-alias-name> \
  --key-store-alias-password <your-alias-password> \
  --apk \
  --copy-to dist/build.apk
cli
ns build android --release \
  --key-store-path C:\projects\app\upload.keystore \
  --key-store-password example_password \
  --key-store-alias upload \
  --key-store-alias-password example_password \
  --aab \
  --copy-to dist\build.aab
cli
ns build android --release \
  --key-store-path ~/projects/app/upload.keystore \
  --key-store-password example_password \
  --key-store-alias upload \
  --key-store-alias-password example_password \
  --aab \
  --copy-to dist/build.aab

Uploading to Google Play ​

Once you've successfully built your .aab or .apk head over to the Google Play developer console, and create a draft release. Upload your .aab or .apk.