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Automate App Store Publishing from Days to Minutes

Streamline your app release process with Appcircle’s Publish module, enabling you to distribute your mobile applications to multiple app stores efficiently. Create a repeatable custom publishing flow, manage store releases from a single hub, and automate release cycles for a hassle-free experience.

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Single, Centralized App Store Publish

Say goodbye to navigating between the App Store, Google Play, and Huawei AppGallery stores - everything can be handled seamlessly through the Publish module in Appcircle. With the customizable publish flow, you can also easily deploy your application to different stores such as Enterprise App Store or Mobile Device Management.

From Days to Minutes

Create a repeatable custom publishing flow and manage store releases from a single hub. Automate release cycles, eliminate errors, and gain insights for a hassle-free experience.

Flexibility in Publishing

Appcircle provides the flexibility to publish your applications to various platforms, including app stores and internal app distribution systems. This ensures that your app reaches the right audience through the most suitable channels.

Isolation

Eliminate the need for direct interaction with individual app stores like the App Store, Google Play, and Huawei AppGallery. Appcircle acts as a central hub, isolating you from the complexities and variances of each store’s submission processes. 

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Drag and Drop Customization

 Create custom publish flows to automate publishing your app to the stores. Tailor these flows to meet your organization's specific needs using a drag-and-drop interface with dozens of ready-to-use integrations in Appcircle.

Enhanced Security and User Management

Managing user roles and activity logs in app stores like the App Store and Google Play can be challenging and pose risks for organizations. Appcircle addresses these challenges by allowing you to manage tester groups assign roles, and integrate with SSA/LDAP for role management. Additionally, Appcircle enables you to record user activity logs, ensuring that only authorized personnel have access to specific builds and testing phases, thereby enhancing the security and privacy of your applications.

API Key Integration

Connect your store account to Appcircle using a limited API Key/Account Key. Configure your publish flow and triggers, and let Appcircle automate the publishing of your app to stores. Reduce time spent on the release process and eliminate errors.

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Comprehensive Metrics

Enhance your DevOps automation with comprehensive audit logs and reports for all publishing processes. Compare your current release performance with previous ones, and highlight differences between the release version and the latest market version.

Bottleneck Identification

Optimize your publishing process by identifying and eliminating bottlenecks. Pinpoint where your app gets stuck or fails, and gain the flexibility to restart workflows from any desired step.

Audit and Reporting

Appcircle provides detailed, audit trails and reporting capabilities ensuring transparency and accountability throughout the publishing process. This is crucial for maintaining compliance and understanding the performance and reception of your releases.

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Compliance and Governance Policies

Implement governance policies by defining and enforcing rules within the publishing process. This ensures that all actions comply with internal standards and external regulations, safeguarding the integrity of your releases.

Role Management

Effectively manage and separate duties by assigning specific roles to team members. This feature helps prevent conflicts of interest and ensures that each aspect of the publishing process is handled by the appropriate personnel, maintaining clear accountability and oversight.

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All the features you need are available for app store deployment

Application Information: Optimize your publishing process by identifying and eliminating bottlenecks, pinpointing where your app gets stuck or fails, and gaining the flexibility to restart workflows from any desired step.

Send to Store Review: It sends the application to Test Flight/Google Play Beta via the Xcode/Java version you specify and starts the review process.

Get Approval from Store Review: This step informs you whether your application has successfully passed Test Flight checks or encountered errors, and if it's ready for beta distribution to internal or external test groups. It can initiate automatic distribution to test groups.

Get Approval via Email: It guarantees that the RC (Release Candidate) version undergoes review and approval by one or more stakeholders before release, with notifications and approvals managed through email. For instance, the release will proceed once it is approved by a minimum of two out of three stakeholders

Custom Script Support: During the release publishing process, you can write Custom Script to inform or approve 3rd party systems and you can advance the processes specific to your organization. For instance, the release will proceed once the testing automation system is approved

Update Metadata: Update metadata like description, keywords, screenshots and other information. Also you can provide custom explanations for store reviewers.

Re-signing iOS/Android Binary File: Before publishing the application, you can update the information of the application such as Display Name, Version, Build Number/Version Code, Entitlements, Package ID, Keystore and Targets.

Release and Phased: You can start publishing the application for public distribution. You can initiate the publishing process by executing phased rollouts and promptly intervening if any issues are detected to prevent further impact on users

FAQ

What is mobile application release automation?

Mobile application release automation is a process that automates the publishing of apps to app stores. It automates release cycles, eliminates errors, and provides insights for a hassle-free experience. With Appcircle, you can manage store releases from a single hub, creating a repeatable custom publishing flow.

How does a publish module work for mobile app deployment?

Appcircle's publish module allows you to handle everything seamlessly through a single platform, eliminating the need to navigate between different app stores. You can customize the publish flow and easily deploy your application to various stores, including Enterprise App Store or Mobile Device Management systems.

How can I customize the app publishing flow for my mobile app?

You can create custom flows for your app by using drag-and-drop with ready-to-use steps in Appcircle. Connect your store account using a limited API Key/Account Key, configure your publish flow and triggers, and let the tool automate the publishing of your app to the stores.

How can I track and gain insights into the app publishing process?

Appcircle provide comprehensive audit logs and reports for all publishing processes. You can compare your current release performance with previous ones and highlight differences between the release version and the latest market version.

How does the store review process work in mobile app publishing?

In Appcircle, the module can send the application to Test Flight/Google Play Beta via the specified Xcode/Java version and start the review process. It informs you whether your application has successfully passed Test Flight checks or encountered errors and if it's ready for beta distribution to internal or external test groups.

How can I update my app's information during the publishing process?

You can update metadata like description, keywords, screenshots, and other information with Appcircle. You can also provide custom explanations for store reviewers.

How does the iOS app release process work?

The iOS app release process involves submitting your app to the App Store and making it available to users. This process includes ensuring compliance with App Store Guidelines, beta testing through TestFlight, preparing app metadata and screenshots, and finally submitting your app for review. Appcircle can automate and streamline this process, reducing the time spent on release and eliminating errors.

How does the Android app release process work?

The Android app release process involves submitting your app to the Google Play Store and making it available to users. This process includes ensuring compliance with Google Play Developer Program Policies, creating an app signing certificate, preparing app metadata and screenshots, and finally publishing your app through the Google Play Console. Appcircle can simplify and automate this process, enhancing your DevOps automation.

What are the common issues encountered during the iOS app release process?

Common issues during the iOS app release process include non-compliance with App Store Guidelines, incorrect app metadata, misleading or incomplete screenshots, and problems during TestFlight beta testing. Appcircle can help identify and eliminate bottlenecks, providing the flexibility to restart workflows from any desired step.

What are the common issues encountered during the Android app release process?

Common issues during the Android app release process include non-compliance with Google Play Developer Program Policies, incorrect app signing, misleading or incomplete app metadata and screenshots, and technical issues during publishing through the Google Play Console. Appcircle can assist in streamlining the process, offering features like custom script support and phased release options.

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