# Distribute Your Build to the App Store

Now that your build has been uploaded to App Store Connect, you need to set up the **Distribution**. This includes selecting your build in the **Build** section of App Store Connect, confirming it shows your app icon, answering Apple’s compliance and export questions, and clicking **Add for Review** (or **Submit for Review**) to begin the approval process.

**App Icon Requirements:**

* **Size:** 1024 × 1024 pixels
* **Format:** PNG
* **Background:** Solid color (no transparency)
* **File Name:** Simple naming (e.g., `appicon.png`) without spaces or special characters

**To add your app icon in Adalo before building:**

1. Open your Adalo app.
2. Go to **Settings → Branding**.
3. Upload your icon image (1024×1024 PNG with no transparency).
4. Save your changes.
5. Generate your iOS build.

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If your icon does not appear here, go back to Adalo **Settings → App Settings**, upload your 1024×1024 PNG icon, and regenerate the iOS build.
{% endhint %}

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#### **Selecting the Build in App Store Connect**

1. Log in to [**App Store Connect**](https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/)
2. Select your app.
3. Go to **App Store → iOS App → Distribution**

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4. In the **Build** section, click the **➕** (plus) button.

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5. From the list, select the build you uploaded (it should display your app icon on the left) and **Done.**

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6. Answer any compliance questions (encryption, export compliance, etc.).
7. Click **Add for Review** (or **Save**, if you are not yet ready to submit for review).

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### **Troubleshooting Missing Icons**

If the build selection screen shows a placeholder icon or no icon:

* Check that you uploaded the correct icon in Adalo **before** building.
* Confirm your PNG is exactly 1024×1024 and has no transparency.
* Regenerate the build in Adalo and upload it again to App Store Connect.
* Wait a few minutes after upload; icons may take time to appear in the build list.