I am trying to test google play services features in an app, without publishing the app.
I went through the below link to do that.
https://developers.google.com/games/services/console/enabling
This process worked earlier but i think it has changed now, as i am getting the following error even after checking all the steps mentioned in the link above.
"The application is incorrectly configured. Check that the package name and signing certificate match the client ID created in Developer Console. Also, if the application is not yet published, check that the account you are trying to sign in with is listed as a tester account. See logs for more information."
Does anyone know if there has been any change in the process or if i am missing out something? Thanks.
You need to publish the app before it becomes available for testing.
If you publish the app and it is only in the "alpha testing" section then it is NOT available to general public; it is only available to activated testers in the alpha section.
EDIT: One additional note: "normal" uses will not find your app on Google Play, but also the activated tester can not find the application by using the search box.
Only the direct link to the application package will work (only for the activated testers).
You do not need to publish an app for testing. From the error it seems that the users/testers who want to test are not white listed. Quoting from the official documentation.
If your game is in an unpublished state, you must whitelist the user accounts that you want to grant access for testing. Otherwise, your testers will encounter OAuth and 404 errors when attempting to access the Google Play games services endpoints. Also remember to add yourself as a tester, or the Play Games SDK will not work for your user account
Hope this Helps!!
I need to test some features of my app like the "In App Billing" service so I published it in an Alpha version in Google Play, I filled all the required fields, I added the testers Gmail account, the app is signed and its version is higher than the Beta/Production version.
Since yesterday in the Alpha section of the Google Play Console I can see the app as published, but when I go to the Play Store the app doesn't appear, trying to get it from the provided link it says that the app isn't available because it has not been published or I can't access to it with my account.
I have verified the accounts signed up in the console and all is right, am I forgotting any step? Did I do anything wrong? Any help would be really appreciated, there is more than one day since the app is published and I cannot test it.
Thank you in advance
alpha applications are directly not accessible in play store you have to get link from developer account, where your apk is published there is link as manage testers click on that you will get link and only user who is member of that group can access it through registered email link will look like : https://play.google.com/apps/testing/uk.co.xxxxx.xxxxx)
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/3131213?hl=en
For those of you who were installing Android TV app and had the same error as OP. Open your test link
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/{package}
on a desktop computer with account logged in on tv. Then you will be asked to participate in tests, and after acception you will be redirected to your alpha google play website. From here (on desktop pc) you can install it on your TV.
We missed the "Choose a testing method" step inside the APK menu option, thank you very much
As I am developing an application which uses in app billing, I am not able to test it using my own product ID. I have followed every step as documented on developer site. I have,
Uploaded the signed apk with release certificated to developer console.
I have published my apk to alpha channel.
I have listed my product Ids to developer console.
I have activated my product Ids and on developer console it is marked as Active.
I have listed the test account in developer console.
I have installed the same apk that I uploaded to developer console to my deveice.
The device is logged in with the test account not the developer account.
The Id that I use in my app is same as I had listed on console as per logcat message.
But, I am getting Item is not available for purchase.
Do not know what's wrong.
I know that this question has been asked on stack overflow before several times, and I have gone through each and every one of them, but none of the solutions seems to work for me so please do not close this issue as duplicate.
Found the solution for me, I had to add the testers account to alpha also. Google changed its policy, you need to be an alpha tester and not just be added to the test account list.
My steps :
Go to Alpha APK
Switch alpha testing type
Create a list
Add my tester email
Save
Submit update (top right of the page)
Wait for 15 minutes
Open opt-in url with test account and click on "Become a tester"
Just add your e-mail address to Lisense Testing
0) Go to Google Play Console
1) Go to Settings (in left drawer)
2) Go to Developer Account (and Account Details)
3) Go to section License Testing (at the bottom)
4) Add Gmail accounts with testing access
5) Save changes
Do not need any alpha release or anything else.
I am also getting this error. For this 1st generate a new signed app with upgraded version and then follow these steps
open google play console
Go to Release Management->App Release
In beta track create a app http://prntscr.com/ntxgr5
If app is create on beta track then go to production but if u click on go to production, then u getting some error like draft is full for that u have to clear the draft
In app release top most track is production track click on edit release
in left of bottom a Discard button is present click on that and remove that app
After that go to beta track and go to production and conform it
after 15-20 minute your latest app will reflect on play-store
In my case, I needed to add the e-mail (Gmail) logged in my fone.
I´ve succesfully implemented a purchase flow for my app.
My app is published in Alpha stage with two of my google accounts listed as testaccounts. The APK published is the same installed on my phone.
Though, when I try purchasing something I get the "Authentication is required, please log in to you google account".
So what I did was 1. removed all my accounts on my phone and re-logged them. 2.Cleared all the data of the Play store. 3.Uninstalled the latest update(Incase it was the new update playing fuzzy).
Still the same error.
Someone that can help me? Really dont want to release the app without testing the purchasing..
Thanks in advance!
If I remember correctly, I got rid of this message by creating Google Group (https://groups.google.com) and adding my test accounts there. Then go to Google Play Developer Console, Your app -> APK -> Alpha testers and choose "Manage list of testers". There, add just created Google Group, and share a link to your app (appears below) with your test account. Next, open that link from email on your test device, and follow instructions (you will need to login in Chrome on mobile).
For reference:
I think I followed all steps which I have found so far but the download link for my alpha test isn't working.
I uploaded the app 3 days ago, created a google group and added the group to the list of alpha testers.
I invited a few members and the app status shows published, after clicking on the link I can signup as alpha tester, but when I click on "Download from the Play Store" the error message "We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server" comes.
Did I miss an additional step? Do I have to grant some special rights to the group members somehow?
--- update can this be caused by the permissions of the app?
under the apk info in the developer console I can see:
functions:
android.hardware.LOCATION
android.hardware.location.GPS
android.hardware.location.NETWORK
android.hardware.TOUCHSCREEN
permissions:
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
android.permission.INTERNET
-----UPDATE2
Well I don't have any idea what changed but now the download link is working for my alpha testers.
For me, it resulted to be a cache problem so deleting the cache in Setting > Apps > Google Play Services > Storage > Clean Cache and deleting chrome's cache, did the trick.
If your app is published in alpha or beta version :
it won't be shown in search results,
use the link that google play sent you in the group of testers in order to open it in Google Play application.
(see edit below)
You can also open this URL : https://play.google.com/apps/testing/APP_PACKAGE with a browser if the email configured in your phone is a member of the google testers group.
i don't think permissions in manifest can hide an app of the store !
EDIT
After you have uploaded your APK file and published it to Alpha or Beta version, you will see a link "manage testers group" or something like that. Click on that link ... you will be asked to add a google group of testers, below the popup you will see a message like this : "share this link with you testers group". Copy that link and send it to the group by mail.
Sorry I am writing with SO android app, I can't paste screenshots therefore ... may be tomorow ;-)
Hope it's ok.
I don't have any idea what changed but now the download link is working
You issue was just the publish delay -- it takes some time for Google Play servers to pick up your submission (for any publishing operation, even with alpha builds), usually under 24 hours.
Try opening the link on both your test device and in a desktop browser.
I was able to sign up as a tester from the device, but not install the app (said not found), but going to the desktop browser was able to use google pay to install it remotely to the device.
Make sure its the url in the form https://play.google.com/apps/testing/{your.namespace}
Sign in to your Goole Play Console.
Select your app.
On the left menu, Select Release management -> App releases.
Select Manage Alpha or Manage Beta.
Manage testers, click on right side down arrow.(Just below CREATE RELEASE)
Choose a testing method: select Closed Beta Testing.
Next Create list or select the name of your list.
Feedback Channel: Enter your email to get feedback from testers.
Copy Opt-in URL and send it to your testers.
Now once you completed, Google Play servers takes time for any publishing builds alpha or beta. For me it takes 15-20 minutes to available.
Sometime clear cache of your browser and refresh link. will work.
Once link is available, Open it in your testing device and click on below link
Download the *APP NAME* app on Google Play
Press the Update Button. After installation you can test it.
How authorized testers turn on internal app sharing
Before authorized testers can download apps using internal app sharing, they need to turn on internal app sharing on their Google Play Store app.
Open the Google Play Store app Google Play.
Tap Menu Menu > Settings.
In the “About” section, tap the Play Store version 7 times.
After the Internal app sharing setting appears, tap
the switch to turn on internal app sharing. Tap Turn on.
I'm having the same problem, the link simply doesn't work, 36 hours after publishing. Might as well not even provide the alpha/beta features if it's going to be like this.
Anyway, I'm sharing some information provided to me by Google Support, hoping it'll be helpful:
Ensure that you have added a valid Google Group email or Google+ Community URL to the Developer Console and that you are included in the group/community. Once the group/community has been added, the name of the group will display in the “Manage list of testers” link in the testing tab. (Please note when adding a Google Group you need to enter the email address and not the URL).
If you wish to use a Google Group in a Google Apps domain, the Developer Console and Private Channel must be enabled for your domain in the Google Apps Control Panel.
An app must be published for several hours before the opt-in link will become available to testers.
Currently, testers must have only one account on their device. Devices with more than one account will receive the production version of your app. (Please note this requirement is temporary. Stay tuned for updates).
If you followed the mentioned instructions and it's still not working, in 2019 make sure to also check the following:
1) Make sure the testing group is selected, but is also active:
2) Ask your testers to log out of their google account, then to clear the cache of their browser. They should then close/re-open the browser and log in into the invited email address.
There are several causes for the internal/alpha testing link not working:
1-You are on a different google play account
2-Your email is not added at the email list for testers
3-Go to google play console> your app > app releases > internal test > make sure list name is check as if not the testers will not have access to the app
Hope this helps to solve the issue
One of the causes of that issue might be its availability in (one) particular country only. (USA, usually).
In that case you just should go to the app details and allow its distribution to other (local) stores.
My problem was that even though I deinstalled my release version the link from internal testing brought me again to the release version. This fixed it.
I had this problem if I was logged in with multiple different Google accounts. I opened a new private browsing window and logged in with the account that I wanted to use as an alpha tester, and then the download link worked.
I got the same issue, seems a bug. Solved by:
1.Click "unpublish".
2.Wait for a while, click "re-publish".
Then my App became available in a few minutes.
In my case I was listed as tester in several list (alpha and internal test).
I had only joined the alpha testing channel and I had no way to access the app via the link nor via searching the store.
And as soon as I also joined the internal test channel.
The link to the app magically started working.
So I guess the rule is: you need to make sure you have joined the most privileged testing group that you're invited to.
Also make sure the app, you're going to test, is uninstalled from your device.