Posted on 4. May 2023 by Jan Bunk
In this guide we'll go over every step needed to upload a new version of your app to the Play Store.
Open the Google Play Console.Select your app.
Click "Production" on the left
Click "Create new release" at the top right.
Upload the .aab file you just downloaded in the Google Play Console.
After uploading the file you should see something like this screenshot.
Enter a description for the app release, for example "Small bug fixes and design improvements.".
Click "Save" at the bottom.
Click "Review release" at the bottom right.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and set the rollout percentage to 100.
Click "Start rollout to Production" and confirm it if a dialog pops up.
Click "Dashboard" in the menu on the left.
If it says "In review", you're done, you just need to wait for the update to get reviewed by Google. If it only says "Ready to send for review", your update is not being reviewed yet.
In that case, click "Go to Publishing overview".
There you can then click "Send for review".
That's it! Your app update will be reviewed by Google now. The update should become available for download after at most a couple of days, but usually it takes just a few hours.
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