Hi and welcome back.
In our previous video,
we discussed the importance of having an Apple developer account.
Today we're going to dive into another crucial aspect of app distribution,
which is creating a Google Play Store developer account.
In this video, we'll explore why it's
necessary, the cost involved, the available plans,
and why having a Google Play Store developer account is essential
for publishing your application on the Android platform.
Let's start by understanding why
you need a Google Play Store developer account.
When you develop an application using React, native or any other framework,
you'll likely want to reach Android users as well.
So Google Play Store is the primary
marketplace for Android apps, and having a Google Play Store developer
account is a requirement for publishing your apps there.
The cost associated
with a Google Play Store developer account, to my knowledge, is $25.
This fee grants you access to the Google Play developer console,
where you can manage your app listings, track performance, and more.
So I'm going to show you how to register.
I'm going to put this link inside our
resources as well, so feel free to navigate there.
I'm just going to turn on two step verification.
Great.
Now that I have went through the verification process,
I can get started with creating my Google Developer account.
So I'm going to get started with.
This, and I'm going to say I've
built apps but never published it, even though this is not true.
And I will say no to this. Whoops.
I got to say yes.
I'll enter the addresses that I've used, and then I got to enter the URL
of my website, and I'm not going to do it because I don't have a website.
So I'm going to click on Next, and then I'm redirected here.
It says, Enter a public name for this developer account.
This will be shown on Google Play.
I'm going to enter gridgum email address here,
and then preferred language would be English.
My contact address would be in United States.
And I'll enter my address here.
And now I'm redirected to this page,
and I'm going to say that I'm planning to publish one application.
I'm going to say that I don't
know if I want to do this, and I'm going to say none of
the above, then I'm going to click Next, and I'll agree to the terms.
And then I'll make a payment of $25. Great.
Now my developer account has been created.
If I go to Google Play console for my account, I'm going to see this page
here, and if I want to create my first app, I can do so from here.
We're going to do this together later.
All I wanted to do with this video is show
you how to register and create your Google Developer account.
Thank you so much for watching, and I'll see you in the next video.