Publish the app
We deliver the Authenticator App app to you as an AAB or IPA file. As the customer, it is your responsibility to sign and publish the app on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
How to publish the app
The table below provides you with an overview of the process with requirements that you need to fulfil to publish your app:
| Step | Description | Customers responsibilities |
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| 1 | Create developer accounts | If you do not have developer accounts, then you need to register them before publishing.
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| 2 | Provide signing credentials | Send your app signing certificates and provisioning profiles (iOS) to Signicat. Note: See the guides below to learn how to do this. |
| 3 | Receive the build from Signicat | Signicat uploads the branded production version of the Authenticator App as an AAB file (Android) or IPA file (iOS) to your folder in our Nexus repository. You must download this app. |
| 4 | Sign the app (Android) | Android only: This step is only for Android versions of the Authenticator App. For iOS versions, you can skip this step. Sign the app with your keys. Note: See the guides below to learn how to do this. |
| 5 | Create an API client for app review | In order for Apple and Google to fully test your app during the review process, they require an activation code from you. You can generate this by creating an API client specifically for the app review in the Signicat Dashboard. To do this:
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| 6 | Submit the app for review | Upload and submit the app for review to Google Play Console and Apple App Store Connect. |
| 7 | Manage review feedback | The stores (Apple and Google) often come back with comments, required changes, or clarifications that you need to respond to and action. Note: Signicat can support you with this. |
| 8 | Launch the app | Once approved, you control when you want to push to production and go live with your app. |
You must remember to delete the API client that you created for the app review once the review process is completed.
Both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store have review processes. Approval is not instant.
The review process often takes longer when you upload the app for the first time. Make sure that you start the publishing process early and add a buffer to your go-live date.
Guides
To learn how to do this, see our platform-specific guides for publishing the app: