I am a beginner here okay. Please be nice. I have created my app. Gone through all the directions all the way to getting my app to work on the sym in eclipse. I have my Android Developer Account and now it is asking for me to upload the APK file. I am completely lost. My source code that I downloaded doesn't say anything about APK. Please break things down VERY Simply for me. Thank you for your kind help here.

Creating an APK is super-easy with Eclipse. a) Hightlight the project b) Right / Command click to produce the options menu c) Near the bottom choose Android Tools > Export Signed Application This process will walk you through a few steps and create a .APK file. You can do several things with this file. You could upload it to the Market, put in on your website, etc. The .APK is the compiled application that devices install.

Thank you for your fast response I am going to follow your directions... please check back in a little while incase I need more help thank you again

I am using a mac when I Right / Command click it does nothing

I don't know how to sign the application on my own btw if that is something I have to do

When u right click on the project you will see export, then follow steps :)

I don't have a right click on my mouse.... when I go into file there is an export option... but I don't understand there are no directions... what do I click next? android?

okay I went into export android application... now it's asking for a keystore what is that? I know I have no Idea what I am doing... I have no schooling for this at all it is all very confusing I'm sorry that it doesn't come easy for me.

Export>Export Android Application>Select Project to Export>Create New Keystore (fill in blanks here) report back if u get stuck

I don't know anything about Keystore... or what it wants me to enter there... I understand it's something about signing the app properly but I don't know how to get that

select create new keystore, then click browse and save to desktop, name it whatever u want and enter password twice, report back when onto next step

Okay so next I make up my own alias, password and what not add my org info and move on is that correct?

yep, almost there!

where do I want my destination for the AKP to be? Desktop?

yep that will work, that is the file u can upload to Android or other devices, make sure you keep the keystore u created somewhere u will have access to it in case u need it later :)

Thank you so very very much for your help... I would have never known what to do with this. God Bless You! So all I do then is upload that file to android market and I am done? And will the app update on it's own if I change it?

yep, pretty much whatever u change in ur buzztouch control panel will update automatically in the app around the world :)

also before I save this file, it is coming up with spaces in the file name is that going to be a problem?

u should be good to go, can u load it on ur Android device before u upload to android market?

how would I do that? I loaded it on the simulation device.

connect your Android device to ur computer and copy the .apk file

oh that sounds easy enough thank you for your detailed explanations :D You made my night!

Bunch of different solutions here for getting apk onto ur Android device http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3697653/how-do-i-transfer-apk-files-to-device-using-eclipse

I did it thank yo so much!

sweet!!

Okay hopefully my last question lol. I uploaded to android market said everything was successful.... how do I find it on android market? When I typed my app name into the search it yielded not response. Thank you again :)

Hi, it will take an hour or so to see it in market search

Marketplace has been a bit strange for me recently, an app took the best part of 2 days to show in the marketplace, and other times they can appear in minutes.

@raveyd I was having major problems just using the marketplace several days ago... I contacted verizon wireless (my cell phone provider) about the issue and actually had to reset my phone over it. But they came to inform me later that Marketplace is undergoing some Major revisions causing some parts to have an easy time updating and some parts are not. It took almost three days for my phone to get the actual current marketplace back on ... it was trying to function under the marketplace that existed a year ago before it finally fixed itself. So I guess the moral for us all is time heals everything. My app did go live last night and you can search it now and find it right away... but I guess apps that are more advanced or complicated than mine will take some time to update since they are updating their own system. Anyway, I am eternally grateful to ianjamespiano for helping me learn how to finish my app. And I am grateful for a kind word from you too raveyd. Happy Creating to you Both :D