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@@ -121,8 +121,11 @@ This way, your application will look great on all Android devices and versions.
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Exporting for Google Play Store
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-Uploading an APK to Google's Play Store requires you to sign using a non-debug
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-keystore file; such file can be generated like this:
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+All new apps uploaded to Google Play after August 2021 must be an AAB (Android App Bundle)
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+file.
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+Uploading an AAB or APK to Google's Play Store requires you to sign using a non-debug
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+keystore file; such a file can be generated like this:
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.. code-block:: shell
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@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ keystore file; such file can be generated like this:
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This keystore and key are used to verify your developer identity, remember the password and keep it in a safe place!
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It is suggested to use only upper and lowercase letters and numbers. Special characters may cause errors.
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-Use Google's Android Developer guides to learn more about `APK signing <https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/app-signing>`__.
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+Use Google's Android Developer guides to learn more about `app signing <https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/app-signing>`__.
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Now fill in the following forms in your Android Export Presets:
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@@ -144,22 +147,17 @@ Don't forget to uncheck the **Export With Debug** checkbox while exporting.
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.. image:: img/export-with-debug-button.png
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-Optimizing the APK size
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-By default, the APK will contain native libraries for both ARMv7 and ARMv8
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-architectures. This increases its size significantly. To create a smaller APK,
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-uncheck either **Armeabi-v 7a** or **Arm 64 -v 8a** in your project's Android
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-export preset. This will create an APK that only contains a library for
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-a single architecture. Note that applications targeting ARMv7 can also run on
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-ARMv8 devices, but the opposite is not true.
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-Since August 2019, Google Play requires all applications to be available in
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-64-bit form. This means you cannot upload an APK that contains *just* an ARMv7
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-library. To solve this, you can upload several APKs to Google Play using its
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-`Multiple APK support <https://developer.android.com/google/play/publishing/multiple-apks>`__.
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-Each APK should target a single architecture; creating an APK for ARMv7
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-and ARMv8 is usually sufficient to cover most devices in use today.
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+Optimizing the file size
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+If you're working with APKs and not AABs, by default, the APK will contain native
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+libraries for both ARMv7 and ARMv8 architectures. This increases its size significantly.
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+To create a smaller file, uncheck either **Armeabi-v 7a** or **Arm 64 -v 8a** in
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+your project's Android export preset. This will create an APK that only contains
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+a library for a single architecture. Note that applications targeting ARMv7 can
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+also run on ARMv8 devices, but the opposite is not true. The reason you don't do
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+this to save space with AABs is that Google automatically splits up the AAB on their
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+backend, so the user only downloads what they need.
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You can optimize the size further by compiling an Android export template with
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only the features you need. See :ref:`doc_optimizing_for_size` for more
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