====== Publish Your App ======

After you have tested your app, you are ready to publish it in the Apple iTunes App Store or Google Play or in an Enterprise Managed Service.

This document is a quick overview of the publishing process. Follow these links for detailed instructions:
  * **[[ Branding and Building Apps for Publishing ]]**
  * **[[ ViziApps Instant Publisher ]]**
  * **[[ Publishing to Apple iTunes Connect ]]**
  * **[[ Create iOS Publishing Files ]]**
  * **[[ iOS App Testing and Ad Hoc Distribution ]]**

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Building an iOS code file is a challenge because of the all the rules that Apple requires you to do. Please carefully follow the instructions in these links, keeping track of all passwords, filenames, and file locations.
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==== Prepare the App Store Listing ====

  - Get a developer license from **[[https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/|Apple]]** and/or **[[https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113468?hl=en|Google]]**.
  - Define a new app listing in **[[https://itunesconnect.apple.com/|iTunes Connect]]** for Apple and in **[[https://play.google.com/apps/publish/|Google Play Developer Console]]** for Android.
  - Fill in the marketing sections of your new app store listing, including screen shots of your app.

==== Build Your App Binary File ====

  - In ViziApps Studio, click on the **Publish** tab, then **Brand Apps For Publishing**, and select the app you wish to publish from your account app list. {{ :publish_tab_studio.png?nolink&150|}}
  - Brand your app for your app name, app version, icon image, and splash image.
  - Click on **Build Apps for Publishing** to build your branded code file. 


==== Upload the App Code File ====

  - You should receive an email indicating that your app build has completed and is ready for download. Click on **App Store Builds** to download your app code file.
  - Upload your app code file to iTunes Connect or to Google Play. 
  - Apple will review your app submission while Google will not. The Apple app review takes 1-2 weeks. You can see your Android App on Google Play in about 2 hours after your submission is done.

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When you update your app's design, you do not need to repeat this publishing process. Once an app is published, return to the **Brand Apps for Publishing** page, select your published app from your account list, and click on **Save Test Design to Publishing Design**.
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