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# Google Play release candidate — 2026-08-01
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This document identifies the exact locally validated artifact intended for the
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first Google Play upload. It contains no credentials or private signing-key
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material.
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## Upload artifact
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- File: `android/dist-release-20260801-final/who-need-help-release.aab`
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- SHA-256: `55f05f4b7394be40f2740529eb8597279f9af25269b97c4f58fa4446b431bb14`
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- Package: `org.whoneedhelp.mobile`
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- Version code: `1`
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- Version name: `0.1.0`
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- Minimum SDK: `24`
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- Target SDK: `37`
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- Source fingerprint:
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`8339812414061c6090b91f0abfe3562633926b4e72159885f57e7bd4000d2555`
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The source fingerprint stored next to the artifact matched a fresh local
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fingerprint after the build.
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## Upload certificate
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- SHA-256:
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`A5:74:2B:AE:70:C6:D0:34:E3:75:44:B6:2E:37:A3:75:C0:E0:05:64:74:50:F4:0F:29:B2:A9:84:F9:FD:B8:FB`
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- SHA-1:
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`8C:84:D5:CA:2F:B7:EA:2B:7E:08:2D:D1:CD:E8:AC:60:56:AA:1B:3C`
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This upload certificate is not the Google Play App Signing certificate. After
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the first upload, record the Play-generated certificate separately and add its
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fingerprints to production Google/Firebase configuration and the production
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App Links association.
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## Validation evidence
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- `bundletool` validation passed.
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- Release unit tests and Android lint passed.
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- R8 release build completed successfully.
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- APK and AAB signing verification passed.
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- Universal APK generated from this AAB:
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`android/dist-release-20260801-final/who-need-help-release-universal.apk`
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- Universal APK SHA-256:
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`cf8bf8001b02447fb63ee73b3d8dd980485c38113cc7e0f67705690afa64f79c`
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- The universal APK was installed on the authorised physical Android 16 / API
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36 device and cold-started successfully.
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- The production origin rendered correctly on the device.
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- `https://whoneedhelp.com/safety` opened in the installed production app.
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- No application crash or TLS/SSL/WebView load failure was observed in the
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release smoke-test log.
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- The complete repository quality run passed 414 tests plus compiler, format,
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xref, Credo, Sobelow, Dialyzer, dependency audit, container, Compose, Helm,
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migration, rollback, observability, and image-security gates.
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## First Play Console session
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1. Create **Who Need Help** as an app (not a game), free, default language
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English (United States), support email `contact@whoneedhelp.com`.
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2. Accept the policy, export-law, and Play App Signing declarations.
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3. Complete the prepared store listing and App content sections using
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`android/play-store/` and `android/store-assets/`.
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4. Upload only the AAB identified above to an internal-testing release first.
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5. Install the Play-delivered build from the internal-test opt-in link and
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repeat the production-origin, sign-in, notification, location, and App Link
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smoke tests.
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6. Record the Play App Signing SHA-1 and SHA-256 before starting the closed
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test.
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7. Start a closed test with at least 12 continuously opted-in testers for at
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least 14 days before requesting production access.
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Official references:
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- https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9859152
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- https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9842756
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- https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9845334
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- https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/14151465
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