Please support the export of apps to Market

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Please include support to publish apps directly to market.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Gemeniano on 10 Sep 2010 at 5:05

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I agree, this is the most important missing feature. We want to publish our 
work!

Original comment by Jackma...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2010 at 8:16

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I would even accept an Eclipse or Net Beans plug-in that translates App 
inventor code into Java and work from there, if that would be an easier 
solution. I'm happy to do some labor, considering AI just saved me at least 
three weeks of coding.

Original comment by bret.sch...@gmail.com on 24 Sep 2010 at 4:05

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How is it that hardly anyone is staring this issue?

Original comment by optimizationtutor.com on 28 Sep 2010 at 7:43

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because it is a known missing feature that they are already planning on 
implementing?
AI is in BETA, certainly they plan on allowing publishing apps to market once 
the tool has had time to develop.

Original comment by michaelmcole@gmail.com on 28 Sep 2010 at 4:07

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I agree, it's very important to be able to publish (for free and paid) App 
Inventor Apps on the Market :)

Original comment by fabrizio.tobia on 2 Oct 2010 at 11:52

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Any one know a workaround to fix the apk to be able to publish to market ? The 
market gives an error related to the icon, I believe there should be some 
workaround to fix this .. any one know how?

Original comment by wora...@gmail.com on 2 Oct 2010 at 1:16

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We agree that apk files created by App Inventor should be acceptable to the 
Android Market.

Original comment by sha...@google.com on 7 Oct 2010 at 9:08

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Yeah!

Original comment by soc...@personalmoneystore.com on 7 Oct 2010 at 9:53

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Issue 110 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by sha...@google.com on 7 Oct 2010 at 9:58

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Now this is awesome!

Original comment by isc.Cesa...@gmail.com on 7 Oct 2010 at 10:00

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Hallelujah!!!

Original comment by manny.m...@gmail.com on 7 Oct 2010 at 10:25

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Oh yeah baby! Lets rock and roll!

Original comment by optimizationtutor.com on 8 Oct 2010 at 1:15

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It's a nonsense that you can't publish your apps of AI.

I belive AI team will do it soonest possible time.

Original comment by thruthe...@gmail.com on 17 Oct 2010 at 7:57

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Ditto to the above. Need a forum for publishing apps. 

Original comment by nmhusa on 19 Oct 2010 at 6:01

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I can't agree more, AI is for creating app's... I just don't want to create my 
own, I want to create them for my website :D

Original comment by jacksonj...@hotmail.co.uk on 25 Oct 2010 at 6:54

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It's absurd we can't publish!

Original comment by Mypopf...@gmail.com on 26 Oct 2010 at 9:18

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Agreed, an update on this from the google team would be nice.

Original comment by Aporter2884@gmail.com on 28 Oct 2010 at 1:37

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Issue 585 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by halabel...@google.com on 29 Oct 2010 at 9:50

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I have an app ready to go- I look forward to this feature being added.

Original comment by robert.b...@gmail.com on 2 Nov 2010 at 2:53

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It's most needed ability!

Original comment by dmitry.i...@gmail.com on 2 Nov 2010 at 3:37

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We have a ton of projects just sitting on the shelf, some completed apps and 
some almost completed. I wonder if Google thinks interest might be going down 
because all of the innovators have stopped posting apps and tutorials. It could 
look like all the issues are phone connection problems, etc. Once these apps 
are able to go into the market you will see all of the innovators start 
participating again in the forums here. Google please don't be short sited in 
what appears to be the main topics now in the forums. :)

Original comment by personalmoneystore.com on 2 Nov 2010 at 3:53

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Seriously! We are just sitting around twiddling our thumbs waiting to gain 
access so we can make awesome apps for serious businesses needs. I have ideas 
for one click apps. After configuring the message and picking a contact one 
time, the user can then just click the icon from their phone desktop and 'on 
screen initialize' an action is called, like sending a text, then the app is 
closed. This will allow stuff like a one click text to a spouse that says "I'm 
on my way" or "I'm sorry. I love you!" or "Where are you?" and many other 
things. No one wants to click a ton of clicks and then have to type when they 
are busy or at a stop light.

Speaking of driving I have plans to make an app that allows the user to to set 
a speed and when they are going over that speed the phone goes into silent mode 
and auto texts are sent to people who text the user saying a message like 
"Driving, sorry, will get back to you asap." Then the user could also set a 
timer so they have like 2 minutes before it turns back on after they stop so 
they are not tempted to text while at a stop light or something if they don't 
want. It's going to be awesome!

I know there is an app like this but its not set by a speed and users forget to 
turn it on.

Original comment by optimizationtutor.com on 2 Nov 2010 at 4:01

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Serious business needs? An "I love you app!" I know what you mean though. :) We 
have hired a java programmer and a php programmer to start development of our 
ideas. We would love for this tool to allow us into the market but we can't 
hold our breath. It would allow quick innovation for sure but we can't miss the 
Google TV wave nor the indoor/outdoor display advertising that will run Android 
and is currently running Chrome already.

I think that the AI team will get much credit from execs if some big name apps 
come from AI. We have deep marketing resources and will focus that on our app 
downloads when the time comes. Hopefully AI can get credit for those rather 
than the Android Market team. Not that there is a competition but I feel in my 
gut that big innovations will come from AI at the fastest pace the world has 
ever seen. Why? Simply because a director like me can make apps rather than 
spending months getting a programmer to sort of see my vision. Our new 
programmer is awesome though! He is even excited about AI.

There is also the Sony SNAM program for development and even Samsung has their 
own. The race is own to the living room TV's of the world. Mind you, that is 
around a 5 billion TV market. Can you imagine what it would cost to reach 1% of 
those via normal TV ads? A viral app could go a Billion strong in the next 5 
years. Think of that!

Original comment by davidj%a...@gtempaccount.com on 2 Nov 2010 at 4:15

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Yes, this needs to be implemented yesterday at the latest.

Original comment by rube...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 3:09

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I wonder why the icon issue did not fix this one?

Original comment by personalmoneystore.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 4:28

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Because the icon issue isnt really fixed.- See bug # 678

Original comment by gwsmith...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 5:48

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publish apps to market its a feature that its not yet implemented, remember 
that AI is Beta, there are other things that must be fixed and added that are 
more important to this one. We will publish apps to market, when AI became 
ready to prime time.

Original comment by isc.Cesa...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 8:13

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@Cesar: without publishing to market (or being able to upload an AI packaged 
app to Market) AI is pretty much useless. While I know AI is nowhere close to 
prime time they should at least start rolling out the feature for testing.

Original comment by ami...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 8:21

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Not to mention there are tons of simple apps that are ready. Simple doesn't 
mean low quality if they solve a users problem or make their time use more 
efficient. :)

Original comment by personalmoneystore.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 8:23

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Useless for what? I find it very useful, AI its an amazing tool for example, 
teaching your students the basics of OOP. Im agree that this feature its 
important, but for my own personal point of view, its not one of the critical 
features that AI needs now.

Original comment by isc.Cesa...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 8:29

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Would be awesome to have this feature

Original comment by johnny.o...@gmail.com on 11 Nov 2010 at 9:51

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Downloaded Apk not Uploading into Market 

Getting Message "The icon path specified by the manifest is not in the apk"

Original comment by thota.v....@gmail.com on 12 Nov 2010 at 1:27

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Issue 700 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by halabel...@google.com on 12 Nov 2010 at 1:45

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I'm not starring this issue until we have Multi Activity (screen) support and a 
functioning Menu system, both of which I have starred. 

Original comment by Ed.Joybe...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 3:41

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I agree, i dont think in its current state, that any app from this should be 
put on the market.

Original comment by step...@mymessage.us on 17 Nov 2010 at 3:50

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Sadly, I agree Ed and step. In as much as this would an useful feature, AI is 
borderline useless with some more important features (such as ability to upload 
custom jars, download source code, use it as a layout tool, etc.).

Seems to me that it would be more useful to make this a stand-alone tool 
connected to the cloud than to have it in the web browser. In as much as Google 
has the time and resources to pull this off, I think the hunger for 
completeness is too much and at this slow pace, they are risking getting dumped 
before they even launch.

Original comment by ami...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 3:58

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I think this one is a no brainer. 

Original comment by rmar...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 4:10

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I have made several apps that are ready for distribution to friends and 
colleagues that will improve the efficiency of their lives. The problem is 
their phones do not allow installation of non market apps.

Original comment by optimizationtutor.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 4:18

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Mr. Link spammer for a name. I hope you are aware that you can set "Allow 
Installation of Non Market Apps" on every Android phone. That's not a valid 
reason, it's an excuse.

Original comment by ami...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 4:23

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What we can do temporarily in this scenario is, just ask them to change setting 
to enable allow installation from out side of android market, and ask them to 
download this app onto their devices directly and open from phone to install 
the apps. That is what I am doing currently for my testing apps.

Original comment by thota.v....@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 4:24

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I tried to change it and it wont let me. 

Original comment by optimizationtutor.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 4:25

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My email is optimizationtutor.com@gmail.com so it took the first part of my 
email as the display name. Thanks for the compliment though. ;) 

 At work the droids that could install freaked people out with the appearance of a security risk by enabling third party apps. What makes you think every android phone can turn that on? 

Original comment by optimizationtutor.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 4:30

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As you are telling that distributing of apps with friends and collegues, and if 
they know about you very well, and if they can trust yourself very well, they 
can safely install it right, except the other sources from unknown peoples ;)

Original comment by thota.v....@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 4:43

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Apps created with AI are not ready for prime time, there are a few thing that 
must be fixed first before this feature be implemented. I see AI as an 
educational tool that has a lot of potential, sooner or later this feature will 
be implemented, but for me its not a big deal, if you want to publish apps to 
the market there are a lot of documentation and tutorials aboud developing with 
sdk, its not that hard

Original comment by isc.Cesa...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 5:22

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As a hobby-developer I can understand why people want to export their apps to 
the market. But as a normal Android user I don't want the Market flooded with 
people's "Hello World" apps.

I think Google need to carefully plan the linking of AI to the Market to avoid 
messing it all up. Maybe a separate Market? Possibly allowing users to filter 
out AI apps if they choose? Maybe promoting apps that get a certain number of 
ratings/votes?

Google need to get this right. AI is something Apple haven't got ... but they 
would be laughing if the Android Market was filled with half-baked junk.

At the moment the SDK acts as a natural filter. If you can't tackle the SDK you 
probably wouldn't be producing decent apps in AI anyway. Not meant as an insult 
to any of the good stuff we are creating here but I don't want to scroll 
through 200 versions of "Hello Kitty" in the Market :-)

Overall AI is brilliant and gets better every week!

Original comment by MattHawk...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 7:21

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haha Matt Hawkins, spot on! :D

Original comment by carsten....@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 8:17

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First of all there aren't a lot of people going to spend the $25 to sign up to 
put apps in the market just to upload their Hello Kitty.

Additionally, the ratio of people uploading crap from AI will probably be about 
the same as the ratio of crap getting uploaded from people who are not using 
AI.  if you think it would be higher then you are saying that those here using 
AI have less common sense than those outside AI. I simply do not believe that 
to be true.

Finally, the market has over 100,000 apps right now. If everyone who was 
willing to pay their $25 to upload their AI apps were able to do so tomorrow 
the number of apps would be a drop in the bucket compared to the overall 
picture.  Nobody would even notice.

Original comment by theh...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 8:52

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I don't know how many of you have used the Market to search for well, anything, 
but there's a lot of crap apps out there now without AI's help.  ;O)

Having the ability to publish on the Market provides different functionalities 
that are otherwise unavailable without it.  The Market is a place that every 
Android phone can access and is periodically checked in the background for 
updates to every app on the phone throughout the day.  When there is an update, 
it notifies the user and provides the option to download the update.  That's 
it, but in some cases, that's all you need.

For instance, I made an app that I would never put on the Market because it's 
created specifically for a law enforcement unit.  It's really simple, but it 
fills a need.  It allows one-touch calling for 2 dispatch centers, allows 
viewing and sending of the officers' current GPS position via SMS/Email, etc.

On top of this, because it's not available on the Market (by intention or 
otherwise), I needed to create it's own updating system which takes up a lot of 
the available space in the blocks editor by itself.  I also have to host it on 
a separate server because you need to be logged in to download directly from 
AI, have to run through each officer's phone to change the settings or give 
them instructions which are rarely followed, and keep them checking the app for 
updates.  It also has a lot of other features like individual device IDs, user 
registration with that ID, remote disabling, etc. just so we can remote kill an 
app that somehow got in the wrong hands.

But the point is this...  AI does in fact have the capability of producing 
functional apps that fill a need right now.  Whether your app will compare to 
something like Google Voice or not is not the issue.  The issue is that there 
already exists a method to find apps from every phone (without changing 
settings), that can be downloaded from anywhere quickly, and if any updates are 
made are constantly checked and the user is notified when there are any 
available.

While the specific app I explained above is rather simple and is intentionally 
not going to be put on the Market anyway, it demonstrates a current usable 
purpose and various workarounds that currently need to be employed to install 
it and keep it updated which you would normally not have to do if you could 
export to the Market.

Original comment by jessepowers81@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 11:04