Deploying an Android application includes many of the same steps you took to deploy an iOS or Mac application. One noteworthy difference is that while iOS apps can only be distributed via the iOS App Store, there are many modes of deployment for your Android apps. These include the big app stores such as Google Play Store and Amazon App Store for Android, other lesser known app stores, independent outlets, or your own website. It's even possible to release your app by e-mail, although I don't know anyone personally who has ever done this.

Although publishing an app through an established marketplace requires additional effort on your part, these outlets really do provide access to the greatest number of potential customers within your target market. Plus, you can deploy to multiple markets simultaneously to increase your market exposure quickly. For the purpose of this demonstration, we're going to focus on deployment to what is still the most prominent marketplace...