diff --git a/android/play-store/release-checklist.md b/android/play-store/release-checklist.md
index 1d37349..2ba67f2 100644
--- a/android/play-store/release-checklist.md
+++ b/android/play-store/release-checklist.md
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 - [x] Default language: English (United States).
 - [x] App: not a game; free; no ads.
 - [x] Accept Play App Signing.
-- [ ] Record upload-certificate SHA-256 and Play App Signing SHA-256 separately.
-      The source-bound candidate records the upload SHA-256; the Play App
-      Signing SHA-256 remains pending until the first internal release is
-      accepted by Play Console.
+- [x] Record the upload-certificate SHA-1 and SHA-256 with the source-bound
+      candidate.
+- [ ] Record the distinct Play App Signing SHA-1 and SHA-256 after Play accepts
+      the first internal release.
 - [ ] Add the Play App Signing SHA-256 to production Google/Firebase Android
       configuration.
 - [ ] Publish and verify
diff --git a/docs/google-play-pre-upload-audit-2026-08-03.md b/docs/google-play-pre-upload-audit-2026-08-03.md
index b00492c..07212b3 100644
--- a/docs/google-play-pre-upload-audit-2026-08-03.md
+++ b/docs/google-play-pre-upload-audit-2026-08-03.md
@@ -32,12 +32,18 @@ require Play Console. It contains no account credentials or signing keys.
   answers must still describe the behavior of Firebase Messaging/Installations
   and the app's own server communication.
 
-## Required before the first upload
+## Verified Play Console state
+
+- The personal developer identity and contact phone are verified.
+- The Play application exists as app ID `4972430103169452589`, package
+  `org.whoneedhelp.mobile`; it is a free app, not a game, with no ads.
+- Play App Signing was accepted.
+- The exact version-code `1` release AAB is retained in an internal-testing
+  draft. The internal release is not yet available to testers, so its
+  Play-generated signing identity and Play-delivered behavior remain unknown.
+
+## Required before Play review
 
-- Create the Play Console app if it does not yet exist. This state is not
-  confirmed by repository or device evidence.
-- Deploy the current Privacy-page changes to production before submitting the
-  app for review. Do not change the frozen hackathon test deployment.
 - Create a dedicated non-staff production reviewer account with a fixed,
   reusable password. Put its credentials only in Play Console App access and
   the operator-controlled password manager.
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ require Play Console. It contains no account credentials or signing keys.
 - Recheck the store listing, screenshots, support contact, and privacy-policy
   URL in Play Console against the prepared files under `android/play-store/`.
 
-## Required immediately after the first upload
+## Required immediately after the internal release is accepted
 
 - Record the Google Play App Signing SHA-1 and SHA-256. These are different from
   the upload-certificate fingerprints documented for the local artifact.
diff --git a/docs/google-play-release-candidate-2026-08-03.md b/docs/google-play-release-candidate-2026-08-03.md
index 275aba7..0bb0483 100644
--- a/docs/google-play-release-candidate-2026-08-03.md
+++ b/docs/google-play-release-candidate-2026-08-03.md
@@ -71,22 +71,26 @@ App Links association.
   observability, and image-security gates.
 - The final runtime image scan reported zero detected vulnerabilities.
 
-## First Play Console session
+## Current Play Console state
 
-1. Create **Who Need Help** as an app (not a game), free, default language
-   English (United States), support email `contact@whoneedhelp.com`.
-2. Accept the policy, export-law, and Play App Signing declarations.
+The verified personal developer account contains the Who Need Help application
+with Play application ID `4972430103169452589`. Play App Signing was accepted.
+The internal-testing draft contains the exact version-code `1` AAB identified
+above, but the release has not yet been saved/published to testers. A failed
+duplicate-upload row must not be confused with the accepted artifact.
+
+The remaining Console sequence is:
+
+1. Keep the accepted version-code `1` artifact and remove only the failed
+   duplicate-upload row from the draft.
+2. Save/publish the internal release and obtain the Play App Signing SHA-1 and
+   SHA-256 from **Test and release → Setup → App signing**.
 3. Complete the prepared store listing and App content sections using
    `android/play-store/` and `android/store-assets/`.
-4. Upload only the AAB identified above to an internal-testing release first.
-   The older `android/dist-release-20260803-183258/` candidate is superseded and
-   must not be uploaded.
-5. Install the Play-delivered build from the internal-test opt-in link and
+4. Install the Play-delivered build from the internal-test opt-in link and
    repeat the production-origin, sign-in, notification, location, and App Link
    smoke tests.
-6. Record the Play App Signing SHA-1 and SHA-256 before starting the closed
-   test.
-7. Start a closed test with at least 12 continuously opted-in testers for at
+5. Start a closed test with at least 12 continuously opted-in testers for at
    least 14 days before requesting production access.
 
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