Written from building the thing: what the conversion actually involves, which Android rules bite, and how to get a signed app onto Google Play without an Android Studio install.
What the conversion actually involves, from a single HTML file to an installable app.
The full path from a folder of HTML files to an installable Android app.
9 min readWhat the IDE really costs you, and the routes that skip it.
7 min readFolder layout, entry pages and the file:// rules that break multi-file sites.
8 min readA folder layout and build config that survive being packed into an app.
7 min readThe icons, identifiers and settings Android insists on before it will accept your app.
Sizes, safe zones, and designing for 48 pixels rather than 512.
7 min readThe permanent identifier — rules, conventions and the cost of getting it wrong.
6 min readWhich number Android compares, which one users read, and how to number releases.
6 min readKeys, bundles and the Play Console — the part where a working app becomes a published one.
The decisions worth understanding before you build, not after.
Upload an HTML file or a ZIP, set your icon and name, and download a signed Android app. No Android Studio, no command line.
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