--- title: App Distribution Adds Support to Android App Bundles description: Firebase App Distribution now supports Android App Bundles (AAB), letting developers distribute pre-release AAB builds to testers. It integrates with Google... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/app-distribution-adds-support-to-android-app-bundles-e7ttdtkxg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: App Distribution Adds Support to Android App Bundles | daily.dev og:description: Firebase App Distribution now supports Android App Bundles (AAB), letting developers distribute pre-release AAB builds to testers. It integrates with Google... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/app-distribution-adds-support-to-android-app-bundles-e7ttdtkxg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/E7TTdtKXg.png og:image:alt: App Distribution Adds Support to Android App Bundles og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # App Distribution Adds Support to Android App Bundles **[Firebase](https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Firebase App Distribution now supports Android App Bundles (AAB), letting developers distribute pre-release AAB builds to testers. It integrates with Google Play's internal app sharing service to generate device-optimized APKs, enabling testing of features like Play Feature Delivery and Play Asset Delivery while reducing download sizes for testers. The feature, previously in preview, is now generally available to all App Distribution customers via the console, Gradle, Firebase CLI, or fastlane. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Firebase App Distribution support distributing Android App Bundles (AAB) to testers? Yes, Firebase App Distribution supports Android App Bundles for all customers, having moved out of preview to general availability. It integrates with Google Play's internal app sharing service to convert uploaded AABs into APKs optimized for each tester's device configuration, reducing download size and enabling testing of Play Feature Delivery and Play Asset Delivery. _daily.dev helps mobile developers keep up with distribution tooling changes like AAB support in Firebase._ ### What do I need to set up before uploading an Android App Bundle to Firebase App Distribution? The Firebase project must be connected to Google Play, the linked Google Play account needs Owner or Account Admin permissions, both apps must share the same package name, and the Google Play app must already be published (internal, closed, open testing, or production) before AAB releases can be processed. _Developers wiring up release pipelines can track setup requirements like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [You Upload an AAB… But Users Still Install APKs. 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