What the checklist covers
These are the fields the Play Console's Main store listing page and the App content section will not let you skip, plus the three optional assets that affect how the listing is shown. Each item carries the exact specification Google Play applies at upload time, so a file that passes here is one the console accepts.
| Item | What Play checks |
|---|---|
| App name | 30 characters; no ranking, price or promotional words, no emoji, no ALL-CAPS words |
| Short description | 80 characters; no calls to action such as "download now" |
| Full description | 4,000 characters; no keyword lists or repeated keywords |
| App icon | 512×512, 32-bit PNG, up to 1 MB |
| Feature graphic | 1024×500, JPEG or 24-bit PNG, no alpha |
| Phone screenshots | 2-8; each side 320-3840 px; long side at most twice the short side |
| Tablet screenshots | Optional; 7-inch 320-3840 px, 10-inch 1080-7680 px |
| Promo video | Optional; one YouTube video, public or unlisted, no ads, not age-restricted |
| Privacy policy, category, email | A public https page, one category, a monitored address |
How the file checks work
When you choose a file, the page reads the PNG header directly: the width and height, and the colour type, which is what tells a 24-bit image (RGB) from a 32-bit one (RGB plus alpha). That is the detail most listing uploads fail on - a feature graphic exported from a design tool usually carries an alpha channel even when nothing in it is transparent, and Play refuses it. JPEGs never have alpha, so for them only the dimensions matter. Files are read locally and never uploaded.
Several apps, one browser
Each app you add keeps its own list, keyed by the name and package you give it. Export a checklist as JSON to keep a record with the project, or as plain text to paste into a ticket or a message to the person who owns the Play Console account. Clearing your browser's site data removes the saved lists, so export anything you want to keep.
After the listing
A complete store listing is only part of review. The full publishing checklist covers the developer account, the signed bundle, Data safety, content rating, testing tracks and what reviewers look for in website-based apps.