Open a Play Console developer account, set up the app, test it, then apply for production and submit. 1) Register for a one-time US$25 fee and verify your identity with a government ID under your legal name. Publish as a company through an organisation account, which needs a D-U-N-S number that Dun and Bradstreet issues free. 2) A personal account created after 13 November 2023 must run a closed test with at least 12 testers opted in for 14 days in a row before it can apply for production access; that rule is written for personal accounts. 3) Create the app, finish the dashboard tasks and the store listing. 4) Upload a single Android App Bundle; new apps and updates must target Android 16 (API level 36). Expo's eas submit uploads one for React Native or AI-built apps. 5) Send it for review; some accounts wait up to seven days or longer. Rule: if you are a registered company, open an organisation account from day one rather than a personal one.
8 resources, 8 link-checked.
Google's own steps to open a Play Console account to publish Android apps, including identity verification and the US$25 one-time registration fee.
From support.google.com by Google 5 min
The difference between personal and organisation accounts. An organisation account needs a D-U-N-S number, which Dun and Bradstreet issues free.
From support.google.com by Google Help page
The rule for personal accounts created after 13 November 2023: run a closed test with at least 12 testers opted in for 14 days in a row before applying for production access.
From support.google.com by Google Help page
How to create an app in Play Console, complete the dashboard tasks and set up the store listing and app bundles.
From support.google.com by Google Help page
The current rule that new apps and updates must target Android 16 (API level 36) to be submitted, with the next deadline on 31 August 2026.
From developer.android.com by Android Developers Docs
How to send an app for review and publish it, including the note that some accounts face reviews of up to seven days or longer.
From support.google.com by Google Help page
Expo's docs for uploading an Android build to Play with eas submit.
From docs.expo.dev by Expo Docs
A 2026 screen-by-screen walkthrough of Play Console setup, testing tracks and production release.
On youtube.com by Code with Beto 25 min
The same ground, over in Launch & get your first customers, our D2C track.
How founders actually use AI for this, over in Sales Prospecting.
The same ground, over in Build pipeline, our GTM track.
