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# Grant Permission to Distribute Your Branded App

Grant Salesforce permission to distribute your branded app.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Setup for Mobile Publisher available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Setup for Mobile Publisher available in: production only (not sandbox)</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in Lightning Experience in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4607e64 ">To create and modify a Mobile Publisher project:</td>
            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d4607e64 ">Manage mySalesforce Apps</td>
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Complete these steps after logging into the Google Play Console with your Google Play Developer account.

Invite the Salesforce Developer ID

1. Navigate to **Users and Permissions** and click **Invite New Users**.
2. Enter the Salesforce Developer Email you copied from your clipboard and don’t set an expiration date.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-mysalesforce-264-0-0-production-enus/a39debb4-ddcf-4d21-ae97-ca8229316d3a/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note Salesforce provides the Salesforce Developer Email address when you select an app distribution type. To view the email address, in Salesforce, go to **Setup** | **Mobile Publisher** and open your Android draft. In the App Distribution section, click the **Choose App Distribution Type** link. Select **Public** or **Private** (you can change this selection before you submit the draft) and click **Next**. The App Distribution dialog displays the email address beside the Copy button.
3. Under **App Permissions**, click **Add App** and select the placeholder app you created earlier, then click **Apply**.
4. In the pop-up window, select the following permissions:
    1. View app information (read-only)
    2. View financial data
    3. Manage orders and subscriptions
    4. Edit and delete draft apps
    5. Release to production, exclude devices, and use Play App Signing
    6. Release apps to testing tracks
    7. Manage testing tracks and edit tester lists
    8. Manage store presence
    9. Reply to reviews
5. Click **Invite User**.

## Invite the Salesforce Service Account

1. Navigate to **Users and Permissions** and click **Invite New Users**.
2. Enter the **Service Account User** you created from [Find Your Google Play Developer and Service Account Key Info](https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=xcloud.branded_apps_gather_android_dev_ser_key.htm&type=5&language=en_US) and don’t set an expiration date.
3. Under **App Permissions**, click **Add App** and select the placeholder app you created earlier, then click **Apply**.
4. In the pop-up window, select the following permissions:
    
    - View app information (read-only)
    - View financial data
    - Manage orders and subscriptions
    - Edit and delete draft apps
    - Release to production, exclude devices, and use Play App Signing
    - Release apps to testing tracks
    - Manage testing tracks and edit tester lists
    - Manage store presence
    - Reply to reviews
5. Click **Invite User**.