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Android Release

Center Hit is ready for Android release builds once a Play upload keystore and production ad IDs are filled in.

1. Create the upload keystore

From the project root:

keytool -genkeypair -v -storetype PKCS12 -keystore keystores/centerhit-upload.keystore -alias centerhit-upload -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

Keep the generated keystore outside version control. The repo ignores *.keystore files already.

2. Add signing secrets

Copy android/release-signing.properties.example to android/release-signing.properties and replace the sample values:

storeFile=../keystores/centerhit-upload.keystore
storePassword=YOUR_STORE_PASSWORD
keyAlias=centerhit-upload
keyPassword=YOUR_KEY_PASSWORD

Release builds now fail fast if this file is missing, so we do not accidentally ship a debug-signed build.

3. Set release version

Pass the Play version at build time:

cd android
.\gradlew bundleRelease -PCENTER_HIT_VERSION_CODE=1 -PCENTER_HIT_VERSION_NAME=0.0.1

Increase CENTER_HIT_VERSION_CODE for every Play upload.

4. Replace Android AdMob IDs

Before store rollout, replace the Android test IDs in these files with production values:

• app.json -> react-native-google-mobile-ads.android_app_id
• src/features/ads/config/adUnits.ts -> Android banner and interstitial unit IDs

Right now Android is still pointed at the Google sample app ID and empty production unit IDs, which is fine for development but not for a real Play release.

5. Build artifact

Run:

cd android
.\gradlew bundleRelease -PCENTER_HIT_VERSION_CODE=1 -PCENTER_HIT_VERSION_NAME=0.0.1

The Play Console upload file will be created at:

android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab