Google Play release checklist

See RELEASE.md for the verified 1.1.0 artifacts, fresh images, evidence, and remaining owner tasks.

Release identity

  • App name: PaperNest
  • Application ID: com.xraw.papernest
  • Version name: 1.1.0
  • Version code: 2
  • Minimum Android: API 24 (Android 7.0)
  • Target Android: API 36 (Android 16)
  • Release format: signed Android App Bundle (.aab)
  • Upload key alias: receipttracker-upload

The application ID and version code become permanent once the first production release is created. Confirm that com.xraw.papernest is the intended ID before uploading.

Included in this repository

  • Release-safe Buildozer configuration.
  • App-specific upload keystore workflow with secrets kept outside the repository.
  • Square launcher and adaptive icon assets.
  • 512×512 Play listing icon at assets/store/app_icon_512x512.png.
  • Complete listing copy and asset map at docs/google-play-store-submission.md.
  • Publishable privacy policy source at docs/privacy.md.
  • Camera is optional, so devices without a camera can still install and import receipts.
  • App-requested permissions are camera and legacy Android 7–9 write access. The merged manifest also includes legacy read access, SDK network access/state, and a signature-protected receiver permission. The modern document picker needs no broad photo-library permission.
  • Android backup is disabled because receipts may contain sensitive financial information.

Play Console tasks that require the developer account

  1. Create the app with application ID com.xraw.papernest and enable Play App Signing.
  2. Upload bin/papernest-1.1.0-release.aab to Internal testing first.
  3. Publish the repository’s docs/ folder with GitHub Pages and enter the public /privacy/ HTTPS URL in App content.
  4. Complete Data safety. Receipt images and extracted values stay on-device and are not sent to the developer or Google. Google ML Kit does collect limited SDK diagnostics/usage metrics. Review Google’s current ML Kit data-disclosure guide and declare the applicable Device or other IDs and App info and performance/Diagnostics categories as collected for analytics and diagnostics, encrypted in transit, and not shared. Verify the form again if analytics, ads, cloud sync, or crash reporting are added.
  5. Declare the Camera permission purpose: “Used only when the user chooses Snap a Receipt. Photos are processed and stored on the user’s device.”
  6. Add phone screenshots captured from a release-like build, the 512×512 icon, a 1024×500 feature graphic, category, contact email, and store descriptions.
  7. Complete Content rating, Ads (currently “No”), App access (no sign-in), Target audience, and Financial features declarations.
  8. Test camera capture, multi-image/PDF import, OCR, editing, deletion, CSV/image export, and app restart on at least Android 9, 13, 15, and 16 where available.
  9. Review the pre-launch report and Android vitals before promoting to Production.

Suggested listing copy

Short description:

Scan, organize, and understand your receipts—right on your device.

Full description:

PaperNest turns paper receipts into an organized, searchable record. Snap a photo or choose images and PDFs, let on-device text recognition suggest the date, total, and merchant, then review every detail before saving.

Keep receipts grouped for work, travel, home, or anything else. Browse by year and month, edit details anytime, explore totals for custom date ranges, and export reports or one organized receipt-image ZIP when you need them.

Your receipt library stays on your device. No account is required, and the app does not send your receipts or financial details to the developer.

Build command

./build_android_release.sh

This creates and verifies bin/papernest-1.1.0-release.aab for Google Play and bin/papernest-1.1.0-release.apk for direct installation and release testing.

Keep the entire JKS keys directory backed up securely in at least two protected locations. Do not commit its .jks or signing environment file.