How do I publish an app on the Google Play Store?
Publishing an app on Google Play takes five steps: (1) open a Google Play developer account (a one-time $25 fee), (2) build a signed Android App Bundle (.aab), (3) create the app in Play Console and complete the store listing (title, descriptions, screenshots, icon, feature graphic), (4) fill in the content-rating, Data safety and target-audience declarations, and (5) roll out a release to a testing track and then to production. New personal accounts must also run a closed test with at least 12 testers for 14 days before they can publish to production.