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Advantages of Binary Upload Distribution Method and Binary Handoff Distribution Methods
If your org is familiar with how the app stores work, the Binary Upload Distribution Method has many advantages for managing the release of your app on your end.
The Binary Upload Distribution Method gives you the flexibility to take advantage of features offered by the app stores.
iOS
- Choose your own release schedule that aligns with your practices and processes.
- Localization support for store metadata.
- Staged release rollout for your app.
- Quick access to the latest improvements and features on the App Store.
- Upload up to 10 screenshots for your App Store listing.
- Publish your app in the correct app category in the App Store.
- Distribute your app on Macs with Apple Silicon. See iPhone and iPad Apps on Apple Silicon Macs (Apple) for more information.
- Manage the last compatible version of your app. You can make the last compatible of your app available to users who don’t have a device that’s compatible with the latest version of your app.
- Unpublish your app at your own discretion.
Android
- Choose your own release schedule that aligns with your practices and processes.
- Localization support for store metadata.
- Pre-launch your app to identify any potential issues such as stability, performance, accessibility, and security. See Pre-launch reports (Google) for more information.
- Staged release rollout for your app.
- Do a pre-registration of the app for specific user base. See Pre-registration (Google) for more information.
- Perform different types of testing (open vs closed).
- Quick access to the latest improvements and features on the Play Store.
- Upload up to 8 screenshots for your Play Store listing.
- Unpublish your app at your own discretion.
- Manage when certain updates (not in the binary) go live in your app. See Publishing overview (Google) for more information.
- Target your app for specific mobile carrier (AT&T, Verizon, and so on).
- Take advantage of App Actions on using Actions on Google. See App Actions overview (Google) for more information.
- Exclude specific devices that you don’t want your app to support.
- Display links to your app in Google searches. See App Indexing on Google Search (Google) for more information.
- Create custom store listings to appeal to a specific audience. See Create custom store listings to target specific countries (Google) for more information.
- Run A/B tests on your store listing. See Store listing experiments (Google) for more information.
Binary Handoff
The Binary Handoff distribution method offers an even greater level of control than Binary Upload. In addition to the advantages listed above, Binary Handoff gives your organization direct control over the app's signing identity. This is a critical requirement for companies whose security policies mandate that all application code signing is performed in-house using their own private keys. By re-signing the app yourself, you maintain end-to-end control over the cryptographic integrity and submission of your mobile app.
