SkieHow do I add an app by pasting a Google Play link?
Paste the app's Google Play Store link into the add-app screen and Skie fills in the name and details for you. You then confirm the category and age band and save it as a draft. If the app is already in the catalog it is ready quickly; if not, it waits for Skie approval.
Find the app on Google Play in a browser and copy its address. In the add-app screen of your organisation app store, paste it. Skie reads the Play listing and fills in the app's name, and its details, so you are not retyping anything or guessing at the package.
Next, set the category and the age band. These matter later when you build lists and when anyone reviews your choices. Save the entry and it starts as a draft, visible to admins only. When you publish it, it becomes available to add to app lists.
What happens before it is usable depends on where the app came from. Apps already in the Skie catalog have been reviewed, so they are available straight away. An app that is new to Skie is your own app and shows as waiting for Skie approval until the team reviews it. An owner can switch approval off for a trusted organisation.
All apps come from Google Play, so the link must be a Play listing. Links to files hosted elsewhere do not work, and unknown sources are blocked on the device anyway. Private APKs are not available yet. A practical tip is to add the apps for a new term a week early, so approval has time to finish before the first lesson.