--- title: "App publishing and updates" description: "Build, brand, test, and publish your Customer, Business, and Driver apps from the Dashboard; your website and Dashboard update automatically." canonical: https://www.ordering.co/features/app-publishing/ --- [Administration and security](https://www.ordering.co/features/all-features/?category=admin#feature-catalog) # Build, test, and publish your branded apps. Configure your Customer, Business, and Driver apps from the Dashboard, test a build before you submit it, and rebuild with one click whenever your platform's base version updates. Your website and Dashboard update automatically, with nothing to build or publish. [Start for free](https://accounts.ordering.co/)[Book a demo](https://www.ordering.co/contact/?meeting=demo#book) Included in every plan Restaurant, Marketplace, and Enterprise Works in - Across the platform [See pricing](https://www.ordering.co/pricing/) App publishing and updates ## What you can do - ### Branded app builder Set your app's name, package or bundle identifier, version, and description, then add branding images, theme colors, icons, and splash screens from the Dashboard. - ### Android and iOS builds, with a QR code Generate Android and iOS builds for the Customer, Business, and Driver apps, each ready to install from a QR code. - ### Test builds before you submit Install a test build on a registered iOS device or through TestFlight, and check sign-in, maps, notifications, and payment before public submission. - ### Closed testing on Google Play Add testers by email or Google Group to a Google Play closed test and share the opt-in link before your release goes public. - ### A notice when a new base version is ready The Dashboard tells you when a new base version is ready for your branded apps, so you know when to rebuild them. - ### Rebuild and republish your apps Your website and Dashboard update automatically. Generate a new app build with one click, then upload it to the App Store or Google Play to bring the update to customers. - ### An introductory tutorial before sign-in New customers see a short set of slides on account choices, business discovery, and checkout before they sign in; it does not repeat once completed. - ### Staff and driver profiles Business App and Driver App accounts manage their profile, photo, and password from the app. Dashboard ## Configure the app before you build it Set the basic details and branding for the Customer, Business, and Driver apps, then generate the build from the same screen. - Basic app settings: name, package or bundle identifier, version, and description. - Constants such as a Google Maps API key and login identifiers, configured without publishing their values. - In-app images, including the home hero, logotype, empty-state art, tutorial images, and order-type icons. - Theme colors set from a color palette or color code. - Store build resources: app icons, Android notification icons, and splash screens. - Android builds (Build Test, Build AAB PRO) and iOS builds (Build Test, Build PRO) for the Customer, Business, and Driver apps, each producing an installable file and a QR code. Dashboard, App Store Connect, and Google Play Console ## Test before your release goes public A test build lets you check the app on real devices before it reaches customers. - Build a test version to install and check before public submission. - Register an iPhone or iPad's UDID in Apple Developer, or use TestFlight, to install a test build on that device. - On Google Play, add testers by email or Google Group to a closed test and share the opt-in link so they can install the release. - Test sign-in, maps, notifications, and payment on the test build before submitting to the stores. - Publish pending tester or track changes and wait for Google's review before asking testers to install. Dashboard ## Rebuild and republish your apps after a base-version update Your website and Dashboard pick up a new base version automatically; the Dashboard tells you when it's time to rebuild your branded apps and bring the update to customers. - Your website and Dashboard update automatically, with nothing to build or publish - A Dashboard message tells you when a new base version is ready for your branded apps - Update your app's version setting to the base version shown in that message - Generate a new build with one click; the update reaches app customers only once you upload it - Upload the resulting build to the App Store or Google Play so customers receive it - You can require customers to update to the latest version of your app before they keep ordering Customer app ## An introduction before customers sign in New customers see a short set of slides before they sign in, previewing how ordering works. - Slides introduce account choices, business discovery, menus, products, checkout, and order completion. - Next and Skip controls, plus progress dots, move through the slides. - A final control closes the tutorial and continues into the app. - Once completed, the tutorial does not repeat on a later launch. Business App and Driver App ## A profile for every staff and driver account Business App and Driver App accounts manage their own profile from the app. - Profile shows the account's configured contact fields, a masked password row, and a photo chosen from the device photo library. - Update contact details and password from Edit; a password change can close the account's other open sessions. - Driver App adds Schedule and Sessions destinations alongside Profile. - Sign out from Profile; the Driver App blocks sign-out while the driver has an assigned order. - Some projects enable a Remove account control in Profile for Business App and Driver App accounts. How it works ## From setup to the next order. 1. 01**Configure the build** Set names, branding, and constants in the Dashboard, then generate an Android or iOS build for the app you need. 2. 02**Test before you submit** Install the build on a registered device, through TestFlight, or with Google Play closed testers. 3. 03**Publish and keep it current** Upload the approved build to the stores, and generate a new one whenever the Dashboard flags a base-version update. ## Good to know - Apple and Google control their own review timing and approval; a completed build does not guarantee publication. - Your website and Dashboard update automatically; only your branded apps need a rebuild and a new upload to the stores. ## Related - [Branded customer apps](https://www.ordering.co/platform/ordering-apps/) - [White label](https://www.ordering.co/developers/white-label/) - [Branding and dashboard theme](https://www.ordering.co/features/branding-and-white-label-dashboard/) - [Ordering Merchant](https://www.ordering.co/platform/ordering-merchant/) - [Driver app](https://www.ordering.co/platform/driver-app/) [See all features](https://www.ordering.co/features/all-features/#feature-catalog) ## See how it fits your operation. Start a free trial, or walk through your setup with the Ordering.co team. Product guide: [Build your branded apps](https://docs.ordering.co/docs/products/dashboard/my-products/app-publishing/build-apps/) [Start for free](https://accounts.ordering.co/)[Book a demo](https://www.ordering.co/contact/?meeting=demo#book)