Deploying on Android

In addition to desktop platforms such as Windows, Linux, and macOS, mobile platforms are equally important due to the massive number of users. Many developers want to make their applications available on mobile platforms. Let's have a look at how that's done. We will briefly discuss deployment considerations on Android.

In Chapter 5, Cross-Platform Development, you have learned how to create an .apk file, which is the deployment package for the Android platform. So, we won't be discussing the steps again. In this section, we will discuss a few necessary changes before uploading to the play store:

1. Create a simple HelloWorld application using the Android Kit from the kit selection screen.
2. Change the build mode to Release mode.
3. Open the build settings of your project. You will find several options on the screen:

   Figure 10.20 – A screenshot showing the Android manifest option in build settings

4. You can see the Keystore field...