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EquiTrail — Release Checklist

Run through this before every Play Console upload.


Pre-Build

  • flutter analyze — no errors (warnings OK)
  • flutter pub get — clean
  • pubspec.yaml version bumped (auto by scripts/build_release.sh)
  • CHANGELOG.md updated with changes
  • CLAUDE.md TODO section updated
  • Watch versionCode = phone versionCode + 1000 in android/wearable/build.gradle.kts

Build

# Phone AAB
cd /Users/nossie/app/equitrail
flutter build appbundle --release --obfuscate --split-debug-info=symbols/
# → build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab

# Wearable AAB
cd android
./gradlew :wearable:bundleRelease
# → /Users/nossie/app/equitrail/build/wearable/outputs/bundle/release/wearable-release.aab
  • Phone AAB exists and is > 30 MB
  • Wearable AAB exists and is > 5 MB

Upload

cd /Users/nossie/app/equitrail

# Phone → internal track
python3 scripts/play_upload.py \
  --aab build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab \
  --track internal

# Watch → wear:internal track
python3 scripts/play_upload.py \
  --aab build/wearable/outputs/bundle/release/wearable-release.aab \
  --track wear:internal
  • Phone upload: confirmed versionCode logged
  • Watch upload: confirmed versionCode logged

Play Console (manual steps)

  • Play Console → Internal testing → Review release → Start rollout (100%)
  • For watch: wear:internal track → same

Post-Release

  • git add pubspec.yaml android/wearable/build.gradle.kts
  • git commit -m "chore: release vX.Y.Z+N / vN+1000"
  • git push
  • Update docs/current_task.md → mark uploads complete
  • Update docs/dev-reference.md → Play Console upload history table

iOS (when Apple Developer enrolled)

flutter build ipa --release
# → build/ios/ipa/equitrail.ipa
# Upload via Xcode: open build/ios/archive/Runner.xcarchive → Distribute
# OR: xcrun altool --upload-app --file build/ios/ipa/equitrail.ipa --type ios
  • Archive built
  • Uploaded via Xcode / Transporter
  • TestFlight → External testers → invite link shared

Key Files & Paths

Artifact Path
Phone AAB build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab
Wearable AAB build/wearable/outputs/bundle/release/wearable-release.aab
iOS Archive build/ios/archive/Runner.xcarchive
iOS IPA build/ios/ipa/equitrail.ipa
Service account android/play_service_account.json
Keystore android/equitrail.jks
Key properties android/key.properties