Build app for Play Store (after 1 August 2020 and prior to release of nb187)

via · August 11, 2021, 4:49am

Dear Community,
If I create new app for Google Play Store, what should I do? :

Create project in ai2.appinventor.mit.edu --> load project into ai2-test.appinventor.mit.edu --> build aab

or

Create project in ai2-test.appinventor.mit.edu and build aab from there.

Thanks for your help.

gordonlu310 · August 11, 2021, 7:12am

Welcome @via to our community!

AABs and APKs can be both sent to Google Play, but AABs are more efficient. It's up to you.

Peter · August 11, 2021, 7:19am

From August 1st you can only send apks to Google Play for apps already there. For new apps you can only upload AAB. You shouldn't use the test server for sending aabs to Google Play yet, only if you want to experiment with the new functions not for production apps.

gordonlu310 · August 11, 2021, 7:21am

OK sure I thought I can

via · August 11, 2021, 1:17pm

Thank you @gordonlu310. Nice to be part of community.
@Peter does it mean that we cannot publish new app built with ai2 at all?

SteveJG · August 11, 2021, 1:24pm

It means you cannot publish your new app on Google until MIT releases version nb187 of App Inventor 2.
There are still numerous bugs. It was hoped to launch 1 August. When will it be available? When MIT fixes the bugs.

via · August 11, 2021, 1:31pm

Thank you @SteveJG, @Peter.
Hopefully the bugs can be fixed very soon. Fingers crossed.

system · August 18, 2021, 1:31pm

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