Automated Mobile Build & Release Pipelines on AWS
Ficode introduced eight automated pipelines covering Flutter Android, Flutter iOS and native Android applications. Signing materials are retrieved from cloud storage when builds run, while native Android releases are sent automatically to the Google Play internal test track.
The project in context
Building apps serve a connected smart-building platform, but each mobile target brings its own toolchain, signing requirements and release steps. Ficode introduced eight automated pipelines covering Flutter Android, Flutter iOS and native Android applications.
Different mobile targets. Machine-dependent builds. Manual release handoffs.
The smart-building platform needed a consistent way to build applications across three mobile pathways. Local dependencies and manual steps made it harder to repeat releases, while signing credentials required careful handling.
The challenge Before
Different build targets
Flutter Android, iOS and native AndroidLocal machine dependency
Manual builds vary with local environmentsSigning and handoffs
Credentials and releases need careful handlingWith Ficode Connected Approach
Defined mobile pipelines
Eight AWS-based application workflowsTarget-specific builds
Consistent steps for each app pathwayManaged signing and delivery
Build-time retrieval; Android test trackEight pipelines, with a build and delivery route for each app target
Trigger
Use an established CI/CD workflow to initiate each mobile application build.
Build
Run target-appropriate builds for Flutter Android, Flutter iOS and native Android applications through the eight reported pipelines.
Sign
Store code-signing materials in cloud storage and retrieve them when required by a build.
Deliver
Automate native Android delivery to the Google Play internal test track.
From a source change to a repeatable mobile build and release
Source change
A defined pipeline starts the workflowTarget-specific build
Flutter or native Android applicationSigning and handoff
Signing materials retrieved as neededCONNECTED OUTCOME
Eight pipelines cover three mobile pathways; native Android builds are delivered automatically to Google Play internal testing.
More consistent mobile delivery across three application pathways
Repeatable application builds
Eight pipeline-driven workflows provide defined build steps across Flutter Android, Flutter iOS and native Android.
Controlled signing-material retrieval
Build-time retrieval from cloud storage makes code-signing materials part of the managed workflow.
A clearer route to Android internal testing
Native Android releases can reach the Google Play internal test track automatically.
A delivery approach spanning app types
The pipelines cover distinct Flutter and native Android pathways while retaining the target-specific steps each application requires.
Confirmed technology and implementation scope
AWS-based mobile CI/CD workflows; Flutter Android, Flutter iOS, Native Android; cloud-stored signing materials; Google Play internal testing.
