# WakeUp alarm: Play Store listing

Nov 6, 2026 · @Abdul

## Store listing text

Copy each field into Play Console under Grow > Store presence > Main store listing. Character counts are within Play's limits.

**App name (30 max):** WakeUp4Sure

**Short description (80 max):**

The alarm you can't ignore. Solve, shake and walk to stop it. No snooze button.

**Full description (4000 max):**

```markdown
Can't get out of bed? WakeUp4Sure is the alarm clock that won't let you switch it off half asleep.

There is no snooze button and no dismiss button. The only way to stop WakeUp4Sure is to finish your wake-up mission. By then, you're awake.

WAKE-UP MISSIONS
- Math problems: solve 1 to 10 sums. One wrong answer and you start again.
- Shake it: shake your phone up to 150 times to fill the ring.
- Walk to a photo: take a photo of your bathroom sink or coffee machine. To stop the alarm, go there and take the same photo.
- Switch each mission on or off, per alarm.

IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE
- Rings at full volume, even if you turn the volume down.
- Leaving the alarm screen doesn't work. It comes straight back.
- Restarting your phone doesn't work either. The alarm keeps ringing after reboot.
- "Are you awake?" check: 5 minutes after you stop the alarm, tap "I'm awake" within 60 seconds or it rings again.

YOUR SOUNDS
Wake up to any ringtone or alarm tone already on your phone, with a preview before you pick.

BEAUTIFUL AND SIMPLE
- Clean, dark design inspired by the classic clock app.
- Scroll wheels to set the time, repeat on any days, label each alarm.
- Shows how long until your next wake-up.
- Built-in calculator on the alarm screen, if you want it.

PRIVATE
No account, no ads, no tracking. Your photos never leave your phone.

Set your first alarm and see if you can beat it.
```

**Release notes for version 1.0:**

```markdown
First release of WakeUp4Sure: math, shake and photo missions, no snooze, the "Are you awake?" check and your phone's own ringtones.
```

## Store settings

Use these answers in the App content and Store settings pages.

| Setting | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| App or game | App |
| Free or paid | Free |
| Category | Tools |
| Tags | Alarm clock, Productivity, Sleep |
| Contact email | abdullahmadani78682@gmail.com (shown publicly, change it if you prefer another) |
| Ads | No, the app contains no ads |
| Target audience | 13 and over |
| Content rating questionnaire | Category "Utility, productivity, communication or other"; answer No to every question (no violence, no user content, no sharing, no purchases) |
| News app | No |
| Government app | No |
| Financial features | None |
| Health features | None |
| App access | All features available without login |

## Data safety and privacy policy

WakeUp4Sure collects and shares no user data, so the Data safety form is short. Play still requires a privacy policy URL because the app uses the camera.

| Data safety question | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| Does your app collect or share any of the required user data types? | No |
| Is all user data encrypted in transit? | Not applicable, nothing is transmitted |
| Do you provide a way for users to request deletion? | Not applicable; uninstalling deletes everything |

Privacy policy text to host at a public URL (a free GitHub Pages or Google Sites page works):

```markdown
WakeUp4Sure – Privacy Policy
Last updated: 6 November 2026

WakeUp4Sure does not collect, store on servers, or share any personal data.

Camera: if you turn on the "Walk to a photo" mission, the app uses the camera to take a reference photo and the photos you take to stop the alarm. The reference photo is saved only on your phone. Photos taken to stop the alarm are compared on your phone and then discarded. No photo is ever uploaded.

Alarms and settings are stored only on your phone and are deleted when you uninstall the app.

The app has no ads, no analytics, no accounts and no internet access.

Contact: abdullahmadani78682@gmail.com
```

## Permission declarations

Play Console asks why an alarm app needs these sensitive permissions; paste the answer for each when prompted under App content. I removed the battery-optimization exemption and storage permissions from the build, since Play often rejects those.

| Permission | Where Play asks | What to answer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USE\_EXACT\_ALARM | App content > Exact alarm permission | Choose "Alarm clock app". WakeUp4Sure's core function is user-set alarms that must ring at the exact minute. |
| USE\_FULL\_SCREEN\_INTENT | App content > Full-screen intent | Choose "Alarms". The ringing alarm shows a full-screen screen over the lock screen until the user completes the wake-up mission. |
| FOREGROUND\_SERVICE\_SYSTEM\_EXEMPTED | App content > Foreground service permissions | Type: system exempted. Task: playing a user-set alarm until the user stops it. It starts when the alarm fires and stops as soon as the mission is done. Impact if deferred: the alarm would not ring. Video: a 30-second screen recording of setting an alarm and it ringing (record on your Pixel). |
| CAMERA | No declaration, covered by the privacy policy | Used only for the optional Walk-to-a-photo mission; photos stay on the device. |
| SYSTEM\_ALERT\_WINDOW | No declaration | Lets the alarm screen come back if the user leaves it while ringing. |

The app ID is com.abdulr.wakeup4sure. It is permanent once you upload, so change it now if you want a different one.

## Files to upload

Everything is in the project's wakeup-alarm/playstore folder and meets Play's size rules.

| File | Play Console field | Size |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WakeUp4Sure-1.0.aab | Release > App bundles | 3.5 MB, version 1.0 (code 1), targets Android 16 (API 36) |
| icon-512.png | Store listing > App icon | 512 × 512 px |
| feature-graphic-1024x500.png | Store listing > Feature graphic | 1024 × 500 px |
| screenshot-1.png to screenshot-8.png | Store listing > Phone screenshots | 1080 × 1920 px each |
| wakeup-upload.jks + upload-key-passwords.txt | Keep private, never upload | Upload key, valid about 27 years |

**Promo video:** WakeUp4Sure-promo.mp4 is a 30-second 1920 × 1080 slideshow with no sound. Play only takes a YouTube link, so upload it to YouTube as Public or Unlisted with ads turned off, then paste the link into Store listing > Video. Adding royalty-free music in YouTube Studio's audio library is optional.

Back up the upload key and its passwords somewhere safe outside this project. With Play App Signing turned on (the default), Google can reset a lost upload key, but it takes a support request and several days.

## Publishing steps

A new personal developer account must run a closed test with at least 12 testers for 14 days in a row before it can publish to everyone, so plan on about three weeks from upload to public launch.

1. Create a Google Play developer account at play.google.com/console (one-time US$25 fee, plus ID verification).
2. Host the privacy policy above on a public page and copy its URL.
3. Create app: name "WakeUp4Sure", default language English, App, Free.
4. Fill in App content: privacy policy URL, ads (none), app access, content rating, target audience, data safety, and the permission declarations above.
5. Fill in Main store listing with the text and graphics above.
6. Testing > Closed testing: create a track, upload WakeUp4Sure-1.0.aab, and accept Play App Signing when asked.
7. Add at least 12 testers by email or Google Group, share the opt-in link and ask them to keep the app installed.
8. Send the release for review. The first review usually takes a few days.
9. After 14 days with 12+ testers, open Dashboard > Apply for production and answer the short questions about the test.
10. Once approved, create a production release with the same bundle and roll it out.

- [ ] Test the release build on your Pixel before step 6 (first install of this app ID)
- [ ] Record the 30-second alarm video for the foreground service declaration