Deploying Android Apps Using GitHub Actions
Notes: 09. Release to the Google Play Store
Try writing a changelog for different releases of your app and upload it along with the APK. You can find out more at https://github.com/r0adkll/upload-google-play
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To upload a build to the Play Store Console, use the r0adkll/upload-google-play action.
Job to Upload to Google Play
To do this, create a new file named play_store_workflow.yml under .github/workflows and add the following code to it:
name: Deploy to Play Store
on:
push:
branches:
- master
jobs:
deploy-play-store:
needs: [build]
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
with:
name: release.aab
- uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
with:
name: mapping.txt
- name: Publish to Play Store internal test track
uses: r0adkll/upload-google-play@v1.1.1
with:
serviceAccountJsonPlainText: ${{ secrets.PLAY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON }}
packageName: com.yourcompany.android.quotes
releaseFiles: app-release-signed.aab
track: internal
changesNotSentForReview: true
mappingFile: mapping.txt
Verify the Uploaded Build
To verify the workflow, push an empty commit to the master branch.
git commit --allow-empty -m "Empty commit"
git push origin master