Android Tutorial

By : Ketan Bhimani

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purchases and downloads applications. As of this writing, it’s

available to most, but not all, Android devices. As such, we show

you how to check your package for preparedness, sign up for a

developer account, and submit your application for sale on the

Android Market.

Signing Up for a Developer Account on the Android Market

To publish applications through the Android Market, you must

register as a developer. This accomplishes two things. It verifies

who you are to Google and signs you up for a Google Checkout

account, which is used for billing of Android applications.

To sign up for an Android Market developer account, you need to

follow these steps:

1. Go to the Android Market sign-up website, as shown in Figure.


2. Sign in with the Google Account you want to use. (At this time, you cannot
   change the associated Google Account, but you can change the contact
   email addresses for applications independently.)


3. Enter your developer information, including your name, email address, and
   website,as shown in Figure.


4. Confirm your registration payment (as of this writing, $25 USD). Note that
   Google Checkout is used for registration payment processing.


5. Signing up and paying to be an Android Developer also creates a
   mandatory Google Checkout Merchant account for which you also need to
   provide information. This account is used for payment processing
   purposes.


6. Agree to link your credit card and account registration to the Android
   Market Developer Distribution Agreement. The basic agreement (U.S.
   version) is available for review Always print out the actual agreement you
   sign as part of the registration process, in case it changes in the future.