It is possible to upload your Inhouse Apps to the Google Play Store. This way you can benefit from different advantages like the update mechanism of the Play Store.

To do so, you need a Google Developer Account. Log in using the Google Play Console (https://play.google.com/apps/publish)

Click on „Create Application“. Choose your default language and the title of the app.

On the following Page you will be asked to enter different details about your app.

After you entered all the details, you will see different hint symbols at the left side.

Hover over them to see which steps are left and follow these in any order you like.

Note: Get sure to check the two checkboxes at „Managed Google Play“ under „Pricing & Distribution“. Otherwise the app will be public and can be accessed by everyone. Also get sure to choose the countrie for distribution.

Atfer you completed every step, you can go to „App releases“. Click on “Review” and “Start Roll-Out to Production” to finalize your draft and publish the app.

It my take some time until the app is available in the Play Store. After the process is finished, you can search your app in the Play for Work store and approve it. After that you can simply assign the app to devices using the EMM console just like you do it with other apps.