How to Use the App Builder in Learnyst to Create Your Android Apps

Refer to this article for building Android in the Learnyst Admin portal.

 

Follow the below Steps to building Android in the Learnyst Admin portal.

 

Step 1: Access your school admin portal.

  • Go to your school admin portal.

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Step 2: Navigate to the "Mobile Apps" section.

  • Under "Websites & Apps," select "Mobile Apps."


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Step 3: Initiate the app build process.

  • Click on "Build App."

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Step 4: Here you need to fill the app details.

  • Under App name : Enter your App name
  • Under bundle id : enter the reverse of your domain 
    Ex : If your domain in "www.google.com" then your bundle id will be "com.google.www"
  • Then you can click on the "Next" button.



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In the next step, you need to generate two files from your Firebase account. Follow the steps below to do so.

 

Step 5 : Open your Chrome browser.

Step 6: Search for "Firebase" and click the first link.

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Step 7: Click on " Go to console".

 

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Step 8: Click on "Create Project."

 

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Step 9 : 

  • Enter your app name as the project name.
  • Agree to the terms and continue.

 

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Step 10: Click "Continue" without changing any settings.



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Step 11 :

  • Select your country.
  • Agree to all terms.
  • Click "Create Project."

 

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Step 12 : Wait 2-3 minutes for the project to be created.

  • Once completed, click "Continue."



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Step 13 : You will see the Firebase interface.

  • Click on then Android icon.

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Step 14 : Fill the data accordingly.

  • Under Android package name -> Enter the same bundle ID that you used when you began creating the app in the Learnyst admin portal.
  • Under App nick name : Enter your App name.
  • And click on " RegiateraApp"

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  • Click on " Download google-service,json " file. 
    This file will be used for building the app in the Learnyst admin portal.
  • Click "Next".
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  • Scroll down and click again. "Next"

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  • Now click on "Continue to console".

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Step 15 : Locate your app in the project.

  • Identify your app by its bundle ID.

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Step 16: Access project settings.

  • Click on the settings option to open the project settings.

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Step 17: Generate a new private key.

  • Go to the "Service account" section and click on "Generate new private key" to download the file needed for building the app.

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Now you have all the required files to build the app.

 

Step 18: Upload the required files.

  • Under "Service file (.json)," upload the google-services.json file from Step 10.
  • Under "Firebase Admin SDK file (.json)," upload the private key file from Step 13.
  • Click "Next" after uploading both files.


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Step 19: Here you need to add the app creatives.
check below for the images, their purposes, and dimensions.

      • Launcher Icon : Upload .png format in minimum resolution of 512 x 512 pixels.
        (This is the logo of your App)
      • Notification Icon : Note: Upload .png format in minimum resolution of 96 x 96 pixels.
      • Splash Screen : Upload .png format in minimum resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels.
        (This screen will appear as soon as you will open the App)
      • Login Screen : Upload .png format in minimum resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels.
      • Audio Thumbnail : Upload .png format in minimum resolution of 666 x 374 pixels.

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Step 20: Submit the build.

  • Click on "Submit build."


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Step 21: Wait for the app to build.

  • The build process takes around 30 minutes.
  • After the app is built, download the AAB file and follow the article to release the app on the Google Play Console: App Release Article.