I have a Google Developer account for developing android apps and my account is linked to some projects that I don't want to be linked with anymore. I asked those companies to remove me as a developer from their Google Play account but they don't do it. I just want to be removed from their project because I have nothing to do with it anymore so why should I have access. It is just a weak point.
I know that the account owner of the customers Google Play account can remove my account from the project but there must be a way from my side as well to say -> I don't want to be part of it anymore and unlink from this project?!
Try to contact the project admin
Try to contact google support
If after contacting google support and nothing happens, contact them again.
If you want this to be a new feature google has many ways to submit feature requests/bug reports.
One way is by using the submit feedback button in the new console
Go to the new console (https://play.google.com/console)
There should be a "feedback" button in the top-right corner (button image)
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I want to publish my Xamarin Forms Android app, as a bundle, to the Play Store for initial testing and I'm following the Xamarin instructions 'Publishing to Google Play' for Visual Studio for Mac.
I create a keystore and the next step is to create a Google API project in my Google Play Console (where I had already created my app), to get an OAUTH client ID and secret for Visual Studio to use. Problem is, the Xamarin documentation dated 8 July 2021 is out of date and, despite massive Googling, I'm lost trying to figure out an equivalent in the new Google Play Console layout.
I reach API Access on the Setup dropdown, and under Linked Google Cloud project I select Create new project. Here the options are to Configure OAUTH consent screen and/or Create new service account.
I try Configure OAUTH consent screen but the prompts do not seem relevant to a publishing scenario and require Google verification, which seems over the top.
Create new service account appears possibly more relevant and I try that, on the Google Cloud Platform. After creating a new service account, I'm prompted to 'Grant this service account access to Google Play Console Developer so that it has permission to complete specific actions on the resources in your project', which sounds promising.
The options here are Select a role and Add condition. This is where I have no idea how to proceed further. Am I on the wrong track, or if on the right track, what should I do next?
Here's what I arrived at (edited).
Log in to Google Play Console and select your developer account.
On the Setup dropdown, choose API access.
Under Linked Google Cloud Project, select Create new project and Link project.
Click Configure OAuth consent screen.
Select User Type External and click Create.
Fill in App information, App domain, Authorised domain, Developer contact information, using details pertaining to your app.
Click Save and Continue.
Click Add or Remove Scopes, select Google Play Android Developer API, click Update.
Click Save and Continue.
Under Test users, click Add Users, add tester email addresses (Google accounts).
Click Save and Continue. Your OAuth consent screen details are displayed, under Google Could Platform > APIs and Services > OAuth consent screen.
Click Back to Dashboard. Return to the Google Play Console browser tab and, on the API access page, click Refresh OAuth consent. The screen updates.
Click Create new OAuth client. You’ll see some instructions. Before clicking Done, return to the Google Cloud Platform tab. Click Credentials and, on the Create Credentials dropdown, select OAuthClientId from the dropdown.
On the Application type dropdown, select Desktop app and give it a name.
Click Create. Your Client ID and Client Secret are displayed. Copy and store them securely, optionally download JSON for good measure, then click OK.
Return to the API access tab and, under Create new OAuth client, click Done. The OAuth Client ID will be displayed.
At any time, visit https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials to see your Client ID.
As a possibly simpler alternative, not requiring Client Id at all:
In Visual Studio, use Ad hoc publishing to store the signed .aab file in a folder. Then create a release in Google Play Console, dropping the .aab file when prompted.
As of late, google play is "reviewing" new apps that were published to google play.
My app requires the reviewer to have a demo account, otherwise the user cannot go past the initial screen.
Where is the place that I provide the reviewer with the demo account?
Actually you could provide extra data for google play by follow the instructions bellow:
Login in your google play developer account.
In the left side menu click on Policy -> App Content
Check the radio button "All or some functionality is restricted"
Click on "Add new instructions".
After enter your data you will be able to edit it by click on link "Manage".
Actually in now days google will reject apps that don't fill the
credentials for testing purposes. See the rejection from google play when you don't inform the demo credentials.
Google play does not open the app at all, they run automated tests on it, that does not seem to include opening the app.
It took 3 days and change but it was approved.
I am not talking about an app for a team, but something like iTunes where a user (say the boss) has a main account and it can choose team member with abilities for publish new apps or updates.
I can not find this option in google play. is it possible?
Yes, you can add multiple Google Accounts. One is the owner and he can give other access. But you have to do this in the Google Developer Console.
Log in into your account. Press Settings. Click the button Invite new user.
Sorry, I use Dutch language, but here is a screenshot:
In order to enable In app purchase in my previously published app by uploading new apk, I'm trying to enable to merchant account for my developer account as informed by Google documentation on the same.
When 'Set up a merchant account' is clicked, the android-walk loading comes up for few seconds, followed by spinning ball & then the error.
Screen grabs :
Step : 1
Step : 2
P.S I strongly believe this is a right place to post this question. As there's tons of Google Play related questions here & there is no separate channel to ask developer console related questions in StackExchange. So if you can't answer this, please don't discourage others from doing so as this would be beneficial to many. Thank you.
Make sure the account you are trying to signup has been enabled for 'Google Payments' in case of Google apps account.
It is available at , Apps > additional google services.
How to distribute apk to limited users. And they cannot re-distribute to others?
One way to do is get device IMEI number and post to server to check valid user or not. But I am trying to limit in android code itself to avoid server communication.
Also as I will not publish app on google play,I am not able to add Google Play Licence Verification library.
Use Beta-Testing section from Play Store, after uploading your apk on Play Store. You can create a group of user from Google+ and add them in testing section. Follow this :
Create an App
Log into the Developer Console and upload an APK. No need to publish it yet.
Check out the ‘Beta’ tab now, which should show this handy message:
Upload Beta APK
Click the Beta tab and upload the APK again. Publishing from this tab will not push it to the store, but there is a handy button that allows you to promote apps from Alpha to Beta to Prod, which is neat.
Create a Test Group
Using your developer account (it must be the primary google developer account), create a Google+ Community. Public or private, doesn’t matter. (You could use a Google Group too, but Google+ is a pretty good medium for wrangling a beta team, so I’ll recommend it here.)
Add your Community to the list of testers by clicking “Manage list of testers” and pasting the Community’s URL.
Invite Users to Test
Click publish in the Beta tab. Click again on “Manage list of testers” and there you will find a URL to share with your Community. When they go to that URL, they’ll get a signup prompt (later, a play store link). Roll outs will take anywhere from a minute to a couple hours to propagate, as with anything on the store.
Hard code the list of IMEI or device IDs in the app. On launch check the device ID against your white list and either launch or kill the app depending on the result.
You can roll out a version to a limited amount of users through the play store.
Just have to create a google Group or a Google+ group and follow the instructions here:
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/3131213?hl=en