play-console-release-notes

Play Console release notes

When the user asks for Play Store / Play Console release notes (or shipping a version), draft both:

1. Release name — versionName only (e.g. 1.7.0), ≤50 characters. Not shown to users.
2. Release notes — prefer the long bullet form below (not the one-line summary). Wrap in language tags for Play Console paste.

Always output both fields together, e.g. Release name: 1.7.0 then the <en-US> block.

Preferred format (long)

Release name: {versionName}

<en-US>
What's new in CameraX {versionName}

• {user-facing highlight}
• {user-facing highlight}
• {user-facing highlight}
• {user-facing highlight}
• Stability and performance improvements
</en-US>

Rules

• Lead with What's new in CameraX {versionName}.
• Use 4–6 short bullets of user-visible changes (modes, capture formats, gallery, Settings, UI). Skip architecture, DI, KDoc, agent docs, and build-only churn.
• Source content from git log since the previous tag, README.md feature table, and RELEASE.md shipping version (versionMajor / Minor / Patch in root build.gradle.kts).
• Prefer device-gated wording when needed (“when your device supports them”).
• End with a stability / polish bullet when the release includes fixes or UI cleanup.
• Paste-ready: include <en-US>…</en-US> tags. Add other locales only if asked.
• Do not invent features that are not in the shipping tree.

Avoid

<en-US>
CameraX 1.7.0: Slo-mo, Effects… UI polish and fixes.
</en-US>

One-liners are a fallback only if the user explicitly asks for a shorter option.