Release-Checklist
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Android iOS
As early as possible
AppDistribution / TestFlight ⛶ ⛶
Analytics ⛶ ⛶
Crash Reporting ⛶ ⛶
4 weeks before the release
Texts
Name
30 characters
⛶ ⛶
Subtitle
30 characters
– ⛶
Short description
80 characters
⛶ –
Promotional Text
optional
– (⛶)
Description
4.000 characters
⛶ ⛶
Keywords
100 characters
– ⛶
What's new
500 (Android) / 4.000 (iOS) characters
⛶ ⛶
Images & Videos
App Icon ⛶ ⛶
Screenshots ⛶ ⛶
Preview Video / App Preview
optional
(⛶) (⛶)
Feature Graphic ⛶ –
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Android iOS
Miscellaneous
Apple Nominations
optional
– (⛶)
Privacy Policy
Available as URL
⛶ ⛶
Pricing/In-App-Purchases/Subscriptions
If applicable
(⛶) (⛶)
Complete missing forms
e.g. categories, countries,…
⛶ ⛶
2 weeks before the release
Activate manual release
Managed Publishing in Android
⛶ ⛶
Hand in first version ⛶ ⛶
Version accepted ⛶ ⛶
Update rejected version
If first version was rejected
(⛶) (⛶)
1 week before the release
Hand in final version ⛶ ⛶
Final version accepted ⛶ ⛶
Release
Publish App ⛶ ⛶
After the Release
Monitor app ⛶ ⛶
React to customer feedback ⛶ ⛶
Prepare first update ⛶ ⛶
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