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status · single-page brief for ACS

Get the app live.

Everything blocking us from a green-lit Play Store + App Store submission for any templaitemanager brand. Two lanes: what ACS has to hand over, what devx can build once it's in hand. Once submitted, updates go out via the WebView live URL without touching the stores again.

62% READY · 24% IN PROGRESS · 14% BLOCKED · $124 HARD-BLOCKERS CLEARED

Lane 1 · You (ACS) provide

Things only you can do

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Google Play Developer account $25 · CLEARED

ACS confirmed both dev accounts already registered. Ready to publish.

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Apple Developer Program $99/yr · CLEARED

Already registered. Cuts the iOS path wide open — we ship both stores.

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Fresh keystore (NOT devxray)

ACS confirmed: no devxray reuse. Devx generates a new keystore under templaite / genondemand ownership. Old devxray keystore gets moved to cold-backup (not deleted). ACS picks the passphrase + backup destination.

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Support / contact email under genondemand.com

ACS's call: NOT ~~templaitemanager~~ — templaite is the build platform, not the brand identity users email. Use apps@genondemand.com as the public developer contact across every submission.

Each brand's site gets /privacy/ live and reachable. Play requires this exact URL in the store listing. Devx drops a template privacy page into every brand template — ACS reviews language once, propagates to all.

App name + short description + full description per brand

Play: name 30ch, short 80ch, full 4000ch. Apple: name 30ch, subtitle 30ch, promo 170ch, description 4000ch, keywords 100ch. I draft — ACS signs off.

Content rating answers

IARC questionnaire — user-generated content, chat, gambling, violence, sexual content, etc. Different per brand. Only ACS can answer honestly.

Data safety declarations

What data each brand collects: account info, chat messages, device ID, etc. Devx knows the tech answer — ACS signs off since it's a legal declaration.

Lane 2 · devx builds

Things I do once you unblock

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Web build for every brand

Live on domain per brand (lionwithamic.com, johncenacinema.com, etc). This is what the APK wraps.

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apps.templaitemanager.com simulator + preview

Every brand renders in a phone frame with the real live header + APK download strip + upload explainer. Landing at /.

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Debug APK (unsigned) — LWM

Sideloadable now at /downloads/lwm.apk. Proves the wrapper works end-to-end.

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Capacitor wrapper per brand

Cordova/Capacitor project that WebViews the brand URL, respects safe-area, handles deep links, adds native splash + app icon. One shared repo, N brand configs. Started for LWM (devx-tm), needs generalizing.

Signed release AAB (once keystore is set)

Play now requires AAB (not APK). Signed with the keystore ACS approves. Then uploaded to Play Console.

App icon 512×512 + feature graphic 1024×500 per brand

Auto-generated from each brand's existing theme colors + logo. Devx outputs PNGs into /docs/<brand>/assets/. ACS approves or asks for a revision.

Screenshots — phone + tablet, per brand

Auto-captured via headless Chrome at Play/Apple required dimensions from the phone-frame preview. Batch job. Delivered as ZIP per brand.

Push-updates path (no store review per fix)

WebView-based apps update automatically because they load live URLs — every deploy to the brand site instantly reaches every installed app. New AAB only required when native shell changes (icon, splash, permissions). This is why WebView is the right shape here.

IPA build (Apple, once we have a Mac)

Needs a Mac + Xcode + provisioning profile. Runnable via a rented Mac (MacStadium ~$79/mo) or one-off manual builds.

Google Play vs Apple App Store · side-by-side

Field	Google Play	Apple App Store
Account fee	$25 one-time · ✓ have	$99 / year · ✓ have
Build format	AAB (Android App Bundle)	IPA (iOS App Archive)
Signing	Play App Signing + upload keystore	Apple certificate + provisioning profile
Need a Mac?	No — Linux CI builds fine	Yes — Xcode required for IPA
App name	30 chars	30 chars
Subtitle / short	Short desc · 80 chars	Subtitle · 30 chars
Full description	4000 chars	4000 chars
Keywords	— (Play uses description)	100 chars comma-separated
Promo text	—	170 chars (updates without review)
App icon	512 × 512 PNG	1024 × 1024 PNG
Feature graphic	1024 × 500 PNG/JPG	— (screenshots only)
Phone screenshots	2–8, any 16:9 / 9:16	3–10 · 6.7", 6.5", 5.5" required
Tablet screenshots	Optional	iPad 12.9" required if iPad targeted
Privacy policy URL	Required — public URL	Required — public URL
Support / contact	`apps@genondemand.com` shown publicly	`apps@genondemand.com` shown publicly
Content rating	IARC questionnaire	Apple age-rating questionnaire
Data-safety form	Required (data types + purposes)	App Privacy declarations (similar)
Review time	Typically 1–3 days	Typically 1–2 days
OTA content updates	Instant · WebView loads live URL · no review	Instant · WebView loads live URL · no review
Native shell update	New AAB → 1–3 day review	New IPA → 1–2 day review

Submission pipeline · start-to-finish

Play + Apple
Dev accounts

Done ✓

Fresh keystore
(not devxray)

Devx

Signed AAB
per brand

Devx

Metadata + assets
ACS approves

You + Devx

Submit to
Play + Apple

Devx

What "push updates" actually looks like

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Content changes → instant, no store review

Any HTML/CSS/JS/copy/media change on the brand site is reflected in the app on the next page load. Because the app WebView loads the live URL directly. This is the whole reason we're going WebView-shell over native-rebuild.

Icon / splash / permissions changes → new AAB, ~1-3 day review

Only when the native shell itself changes (app icon, splash, permissions manifest, Android target SDK bump). Rare. Google review is usually 1-3 days.

Version bump automation

Devx adds a CI step: on merge to main, if native/ changed, bump versionCode, rebuild AAB, push to Play Internal track automatically. Zero-click OTA for native updates.

ACS play · ship Radheya first, OTA-swap to Lion With A Mic later

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Submit the CURRENT lionwithamic.com — it's in Radheya format right now

The app that goes to review looks + feels like the Radheya project. That version's finished and tested. Store listing = Radheya's identity.

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Sandbox already has the new Lion With A Mic branding

Living at sandbox.lionwithamic.com. Once we're happy with the LWM rebrand there, promote to the main lionwithamic.com origin.

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The app auto-swaps — no re-submission, no re-review

Because the app WebView loads lionwithamic.com live, the moment we promote sandbox → prod, every installed app on every device instantly shows the LWM branding. Same package, same signed AAB, same install base.

Store listing name change (optional)

If we want the Play Store LISTING to also flip from "Radheya" to "Lion With A Mic" (name, icon, screenshots), that IS a store update — but it's metadata-only, no code review needed. Approves in a few hours.

Now unblocked · devx moves

ACS cleared both dev accounts + the keystore direction (fresh, NOT devxray) + the support email domain (apps@genondemand.com). Devx queue for the next 24h: (1) generate the fresh keystore + hand ACS the backup file, (2) build a signed AAB of the current lionwithamic (Radheya-branded) site, (3) draft the Play + Apple listings using the comparison-table sizes above, (4) push a template /privacy/ page into every brand template for ACS review, (5) upload to Play Console once ACS confirms the AAB looks right.

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