Google Play — Eric's Drop to Phone

Paid Android app. Windows zip stays free. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions. Same product idea as the iPhone App Store listing (Plan B).

The native client lives in src/DropToPhone.Android. Chrome can still open the Windows QR without this app.

You cannot create the Play listing from this repo. Do that in Play Console after identity verification is approved.

Companion docs: Privacy, Support.

Locked decisions

Build on Windows

Install Android Studio (or at least a current Android SDK + JDK 17).

cd src\DropToPhone.Android
.\gradlew.bat assembleDebug

Sideload app\build\outputs\apk\debug\app-debug.apk while Play Console review is pending. Phone and PC on the same Wi-Fi.

Release / Play upload uses an AAB signed with your upload keystore (droptophone-upload.jks). Copy keystore.properties.example to src/DropToPhone.Android/keystore.properties (gitignored) and fill the passwords, then:

cd src\DropToPhone.Android
.\gradlew.bat bundleRelease

Data safety (Play Console)

• Data collected: No
• Data shared: No
• Encryption in transit: LAN HTTP only; no cloud
• Camera: QR scan only
• Nearby devices / Wi-Fi: talk to the Windows app and find _droptophone._tcp
• Photos / files: save incoming drops; send only items you pick

Store listing files (ready to upload)

Generated from the real app icon and UI copy. Folder: docs/graphics/play.

Regenerate after UI copy changes:

python scripts/generate-play-listing-art.py

Replace the screenshots with captures from a real phone when you have one. Play prefers device shots; these mockups are enough to fill the required slots now.

Store listing text

Short description (80 characters max):

Drop PC files to this phone on Wi-Fi. Scan once. No cloud.

Full description:

Eric's Drop to Phone moves photos, videos, PDFs, and other files from your Windows PC to this phone on the same Wi-Fi. Drop several files at once. No cloud account. No Bluetooth file send.

You need the free Windows app from droptophone.welchsoftware.net on the same network. Drop files on the PC, scan the QR once (or connect when this phone finds the PC), then later drops appear here. Photos and video save to Photos. PDFs and documents save to Files.

Large transfers show progress so they do not look frozen. If the PC’s Wi-Fi address changes, this app can find it again on the local network.

This is not a public internet transfer. Guest Wi-Fi that isolates devices will block it. Do not use it on an untrusted café network if you need confidentiality.

Chrome can still open the QR without this app. This app remembers the PC after one scan and saves with one tap.

Support URL: https://droptophone.welchsoftware.net/SUPPORT.html
Privacy URL: https://droptophone.welchsoftware.net/PRIVACY_POLICY.html
Category: Photography (or Tools)
Content rating: Everyone

Screenshots (phone)

1. Unlinked home + Get started + Scan / Connect
2. Linked, incoming drop, Save / Discard
3. Save location (Photos vs Files)
4. About (privacy + support links)

No Windows desktop chrome in the phone frames.

Permissions (why Play asks)

Gallery save uses MediaStore. Send to PC uses the system photo and document pickers.

Stop until Console is ready

Identity verification, paid merchant account (for a paid app), store listing, and production signing are Play Console work. CI only compiles a debug APK so the project stays green.