To save time you can automate the process of uploading new apk files to Google Play using tools like gradle-play-publisher or fastlane.
The process is simple. First you have to create a Google Service account and download the created p12 file. In the Google Play console you have to configure the access for this account. And you have to add a few sections to your project’s gradle files. You can find instructions for it on the gradle-play-publisher website.
Then you can download all your existing descriptions with this command:
./gradlew bootstrapReleasePlayResources
And to just upload a new apk file for a release or a alpha/beta version use this command:
./gradlew clean publishApkRelease
or this if you are using App Bundles
./gradlew clean publishBundle
It also uploads the contents of the “whatsnew” files as changelog to the Google Play store.