I uploaded my App a few days ago and today it says "production" under tracks. What exactly does that mean? Before it said "in review".
If I search for my App in the Play Store the App is not shown up, even though it says "available in Google Play" inside my Google Play Console.
Do I have to change any settings or will it be published anyway? I already set it up to be published automatically...
Thanks a lot!
you need to wait at least 48 hours to 1 week to see your app when you search for it.
try to directly access your app, like this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=[YOUR APP BUNDEL ID]
Or alternatively, click on view on Google Play from Google Play Console:
I've set up users to complete internal closed testing via the google play console.
Some users are able to access the download link and download the app via the play store as expected.
When others click the link to download, it launches the play store app, then never loads and displays no error message.
I've tried troubleshooting the devices with no luck, any suggestions?
Closed beta is of 2 types
Only available to Testers whose email IDs are saved in the console as testers.
Any user with the play store link to your app can become a tester
you need to change it in settings first, I guess you have not added the Email IDs of your testers, so add their email IDs to the console then check again
I thought I need just this link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.here.myapp.name to download an app from Play Store, but when I click on it from tester account (which in tester list) I can only see
The link of testing will be https://play.google.com/apps/testing/packagename and you can find that in Alpha/Beta publish tab.
https://play.google.com/apps/publish --> Select app --> Release Management --> App Release --> Alpha/Beta --> Manage --> Opt-in URL (URL for testing)
Updated to add tester (Close test)
Add testers
On the left menu, select Settings Settings > Manage testers > Create
a list.
Type a name to identify your list of testers. You can use the same list for future tests on any of your apps.
Add email addresses and create list.
On the left menu,select Release management > App releases.
Next, to the closed track, select Manage.
Next to "Choose a testing method," select Closed Testing.
In the "Users" section, check the box next to the list you want to use.
List of will be notified and selected user can accept the invitation and test the app.
Here's how I found it (with help from Scar Coder's answer)
Log into the Google Play Console and select the app from the list, then click the App releases option in the left sidebar, then click the 'Manage' button for your internal test release:
Expand the 'Manage testers area'
Copy the Opt-in URL:
For the new Google Play Console version
Open your app → Release → Testing → Internal testing
Tap on Testers → Scroll down and you will see How testers join your test at the bottom.
After that testers should accept the inventation, install app from Google Play and check the updates
You just might have to wait...
The initial release time of up to 48hrs is what confused me, and is not well communicated on the Play Console:
Searched for "android Available to internal testers", as Play Console stated exactly this, without the link providing an app (see original question).
App should come to the published status before the Opt-in URL is enabled. You can get your app status in the small '?' symbol or in the drop down box location above the page. Google takes some time to review the app before publish after you submitted it.
On the Play Console, there is an opt-in url that needs to be sent to the internal testers before they can be able to download the app
We had to test migration from older app versions to the one under development.
Unfortunately the link to the older version:
https://play.google.com/apps/test/<path.to.my.app>/<version code>
did not install the old version but the most recent version from the store. Even though the account was registered as "Tester" in "Internal Testing" in the Google Play Console and the developer feature "Internal app sharing" was turned on in the Playstore settings on the tester smartphone.
My solution was to clear the cache of the Google Playstore app.
Then, I had to become a developer in the Playstore again (by tapping "Settings / About / Play Store Version" several times) in order to activate "Settings/General/Internal app sharing" again.
Afterwards, clicking the link worked fine. And I got the longed-for message "This version of this app () may be old. Turn off auto-update for this app to keep it from getting updated." and could perform my tests.
https://play.google.com/apps/publish --> Select app --> Testing(in Release Part) --> Internal testing --> Testers and scroll Down and in How testers join your part take link of your app by clicking copy link part
You should visit the link on an Android device
As per the new Google Play console, you can share your app to internal testers by visiting internal app sharing upload page, Upload a new appBundle and share the link.
You can manage your internal testers under internal testing in the play console.
With internal app sharing, you can quickly share an app bundle or APK with your internal team and testers by uploading an app bundle or APK on the internal app sharing upload page and generating a link. When sharing your app this way, you can restrict access to email lists only or allow anyone whom you share the link with to download.
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In google play developer console, It is showing correct app installs.
But when I search my app in play store, It's not updating the install count.
What could be the reason?
eg: My app has 200 installs, when I see in google play developer console.
But when I search my app in google play store, there it shows install 50-100, But It should show 100-500.
I am facing this issue for last 1 week.
Here is the app link
Get Me Food
hey please look into your google play developer account in announcement section google have some changes in that you can get it from it i am attaching image of it please have look into
I want to test In app purchase in my application and I have few questions about that.
How long should I wait (few hours, fewa days)until I get Google Play link into my application for my testers?
( I mean this link in: Google Play Developers console -> All application -> APK -> Bta Testing -> Manage list of testers )
If I change my APK 'Upload new APK to Beta' this waiting process for link will start over again or can I use the same link for test?
Am I need to publish my app first before I get this link ? I mean my app is beta so it will be available only for my testers but am I need to publish it in 'Game Services' tab.
I uploaded my app yesterday into my phone via USB cable. When I try to test 'In app purchase' I got information:
'Conection Responce: 0 Setup succesful ( responce: 0:OK). '
Then typical window of Google Play opened but I got this information:
'Authentication is required. You need to sign into your Google Account.'
But I was using google account in my phone.
Do you think I did something wrong in my code of application or because I tried test it in application that I uloaded via USB cable instead install it from Google Play site?
Ps. I'm using Samsung Galaxy S6
Thanks.
There are two places where you need to publish something for an app that uses Google Play Games Services to make it available to beta testers.
Under the "All Applications" section (Android icon in the left frame), select your app, then go to the "APK" subsection to publish it for beta testing.
Under the "Game Services" section (game controller icon in the left frame), select your app, then select "Publishing" to make Google Play Games Services available to the users of your app.
Both of these steps will require you to fill in additional information in other sections as prerequisites for publishing.
After publishing in either of these sections it will take a few hours for publishing to take effect. When you publish an app for the first time you will get the link to your published app only once the publishing step has completed. The link is available from the "APK" subsection that I referenced above. The link will remain unchanged when you re-publish the app. Your testers will receive the latest available published version of your app when they follow the link. Re-publishing can take a few hours as well, so your testers would see the old version until that's done.
A user of the app needs to sign into Google Play Games Services as an additional step even when they are already signed into their Google account on the phone.
Hope this helps.