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Get store-ready without losing the signing keys

A store listing without company-held signing keys strands the binary. This checklist covers signing ownership, privacy labels, and a crash soak before external testers — so vibe mobile builds can ship without giving away the keys. Keep the app. Own the signatures.

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In plain words

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Store-ready means the company holds signing keys, privacy labels match what the binary does, and a crash soak passed before external testers. You keep the app you built. You do not let a personal certificate or a builder account become the only way to update the listing.

Where store submits strand teams

Listing live, keys gone

Builder-era signing on a personal Apple or Play login feels fast. Recovery is painful.

  • Signing keys on a personal account

    Move to org / company holders before first external group.

  • Privacy labels that guess

    Match actual SDKs and data flows — not the demo pitch.

  • No crash soak

    A five-minute happy path is not soak.

  • Mixing this with web ship checklist

    Web release gates differ. This page owns store binaries.

The store-ready pass

Keys → labels → soak → invite

External testers last.

01

Move signing under company control

Document who can rotate.

02

Fill privacy and compliance labels from truth

Inventory SDKs and data.

03

Run a crash soak on the candidate build

Primary journeys, odd devices if you have them.

04

Write the halt path

Halt listing or push before ads around the store.

How to

How to get store-ready after a vibe mobile build

Keys first, testers last.

  1. Step 01

    Inventory who holds Apple and Play access today

    Personal vs org.

  2. Step 02

    Transfer signing to company holders

    Backup recovery material offline.

  3. Step 03

    Align privacy labels with real data flows

    No guessing.

  4. Step 04

    Soak the candidate binary for crashes

    Primary journeys repeatedly.

  5. Step 05

    Invite external testers only after halt is written

    Same as web: reverse ready.

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Practical answers

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What belongs on an App Store / Play ready checklist before first external testers?

Company-held signing, accurate privacy labels, a crash soak on the candidate binary, and a written halt for listing or staged rollout. Shared builder logins are not enough.

How do signing keys differ from a generic ship-checklist freeze?

Ship checklist covers release and rollback for any surface. Signing keys are the store-specific ownership that lets you update the binary years later — lose them and the listing strands.

What crash readiness is enough for a vibe-coded first listing?

Primary journeys on the candidate build without reproducible crashes; known device matrix noted; crash reporter on. Perfect zero is rare — untracked crash loops are a blocker.

When do Rork or FlutterFlow harden pages still need this store pass?

Builder harden pages wrap panel and deploy risk on that tool. This page owns signing, labels, and crash soak for any vibe mobile binary. Run both when a named mobile builder is still in play.

Do not invite external testers until the halt is written.

Bring signing access and the candidate binary. We make keys company-held before the listing goes wide.

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