Creating legacy dps apps for android devices – Adobe Digital Publishing Suite User Manual
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Creating legacy DPS apps for Android devices
Legacy Android app or new native Android app?
Create a legacy app for Android devices
App Details panel
Entitlement Details (Enterprise only)
Subscription Details panel
Icons and Splash Screens panel
Navigation Toolbar (Enterprise only)
Provisioning
Build Details
Downloading and testing the Android viewer app
Submitting and managing the viewer app
Legacy Android app or new native Android app?
You can build two different kinds of apps for Android and Amazon devices: the legacy AIR-based Android app or the new native Android app. This
article describes how to build the legacy AIR-based Android app. For instructions on building a native Android app, see Building DPS native
Android apps.
To view a feature comparison chart, see DPS supported feature list.
Create a legacy app for Android devices
Use the desktop DPS App Builder to create a legacy (AIR-based) app for Android devices. You can create multi-folio viewer apps, not single-folio
viewer apps. In-app purchases for Google Play Store (previously called Android Market) are available. See
If you specify valid files and information, DPS App Builder generates an .apk file. If it works properly, submit the .apk file to the Google Play Store.
The information such as certificates and passwords that you provide is not stored on the Adobe server. Only the application files are stored on the
Adobe server.
1. Obtain the required files and information. See Checklist for multi-folio viewer (Android) and
.
2. Download and install the DPS App Builder.
The DPS App Builder is available on the
and it’s installed with InDesign CS6 when you update the DPS
Desktop Tools.
3. Start the DPS App Builder and sign in using a valid Adobe ID.
The Adobe ID you use to sign in to the DPS App Builder may be different from the Adobe ID you use to specify the Title ID in the App Details
panel.
4. Click New, select Android (legacy), and then click Next.
5. Specify the requested files and information.
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