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App Keys and Build iOS & Android Apps (V4)

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Prerequisites

iOS

  • Have an Apple Developer account. Enroll in https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/ this process can take almost one week to let your account approved by Apple.
  • Once you obtain your Developer account, create a bundle id in your Apple account, it should be the same package name like the one you have on your Ordering Builder.
    For example your Ordering app package:

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  • Select App IDs and continue
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  • Add description, the Bundle id must be the same as the bundle in your Ordering builder, select push notifications, and click the continue button.

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  • Click the Register button

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    • Click the + Sign and New App

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    • Select your settings and click the Create button, please remember to select the correct Bundle id, it is the same one that you have created on the previous step.

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Adding your Apple Account on the Ordering Builder

To simplify as much as possible the process to get your apps to the stores we require some information related to your Google and Apple accounts, that information will be used only to generate your apps and automatize the process of launching them to the stores.

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iOS - Apple Developer Account

Inside the app Keys Section, you'll find a few fields that require to be filled up with the information your Apple developer account will provide you.

Make sure to read each of the indications below to find out what they do and how to get them.

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Apple Team ID

You can get this from your Apple developer account just clicking on the Membership section.

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 Apple ID & Password

We also need the password that matches your Apple Developer Account.

App Store Connect Team ID (Optional)

 

App-specific password (If Apple 2-factor authentication is enabled for your account)

*Optional. It is to take advantage of our automatic upload to the Appstore functionality.

  1. Navigate to https://appleid.apple.com from your web browser and sign in with your Apple ID and Password.
  2. Under the Security section, select Generate Passwords.
    If you don't see the option to generate app-specific passwords, you'll need to enable two-factor authentication, which is different from two-step verification.

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  1. Enter a password label, for example, "Ordering".

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  1. And there you have it! Now just copy the password generated and paste it in your builder for your three apps.

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Please remember to click the "UPDATE" button after adding all your information.
 
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Apple 2-Factor Authentication 

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The Last Update mentions the last time the two-factor authentication was done on your Ordering Builder. Apple automatically expires sessions in 30 days. Every 30 days please renew your two-factor authentication in your Ordering Builder.

Update 2FA Button: Before clicking the Update 2FA Button please ensure that your Apple information is saved in the builder and the "UPDATE" button is clicked before clicking the "Update 2FA Button".

After clicking "Update 2FA Button" you will see this popup inside your Ordering builder 

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Please add the Apple verification code and click the "ACCEPT" button.

 

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Android - Google Play Console

Alias, Private key password, Keystore password & File .keystore
All those keys work fine if you use the default ones, we already add them when creating your builder products, but in case you want to use your own you can create them following the steps here.

File .json
This file is the one that will allow you to upload your apps directly to the Play Store, to generate it you need to follow the next steps. It's important to do this as the owner

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1. On your Google Play Console go to the settings section

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2. Then on the Developer Account go to the API access part.

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3. Then you need to click on create a service account.

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4. Follow the Google Developers Console link in the dialog, which opens a new tab/window

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4.1 Click the CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT button at the top of the Google Developers Console

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4.2 Provide a Service account name, we suggest something like "androidapp", and click on create.

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4.3 Click Select a role and choose Service Accounts > Service Account User and then check the "Furnish a new private key "checkbox

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4.4 Make sure JSON is selected as the Key type

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4.5 Click SAVE to close the dialog. The downloaded file is very important, save it for use it on further steps.

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5. Back on the Google Play Console, click DONE to close the dialog

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6. Click on Grant Access for the newly added service account

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7. Choose Release Manager from the Role dropdown and click on ADD USER to close the dialog

 
Please remember to click the "UPDATE" button after adding all your information.
 
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If after the full article and explanation you still don't understand how this works, submit the following form, and we will give you a hand with this.

 

 

If you need anything else from your Ordering Team, just let us know 
Have a Happy Ordering

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