I developed and publish some apps to google play using "old" interface. Now I published an app using new interface and seems that all were successful because my app appears as "published". However, previous apps were active in 1h, but now, after 2 days, I am unable to find it in google play and also unable to find any link on any option inside developer console. Is my app published? How could I then know google play link?
How could I then know google play link?
The links for Apps in the Playstore are always built with the same pattern, it looks like this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=YOUR.PACKAGE.NAME
so you can use that link to see if your App is published or not, just replace YOUR.PACKAGE.NAME with the actual name of the package like com.google.android.music
In the new interface you can publish three versions of the app: alpha, beta, release. Check if you published the release version.
So you'll get the link to the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=COM.PACKAGE.NAME
Check your publish area
Check your Android version
Check your Android device
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I have a dev version of my app that is not published in the Play Store. I would like to test dynamic links with it, but whenever I click a dynamic link, it opens the play store, and I get a not found error (because there is no corresponding package in the Play Store).
What's the recommended way of testing this? It would also apply to staging environments, etc... that are not published.
I was able to test it like this:
I published a closed alpha version of an app - open only to my email (beta should work just the same)
Opted in via the opt-in link in the developer console (it's on the APK section)
After that, clicking the dynamic link I created on the Firebase console worked as expected, without having my app out in the open.
Caveats:
Connected Google users - might cause a problem if only one is on the alpha group list
It takes a bit of time to get started. Make sure you can see the app in Google Play before trying to click the link
Updates, fixes and changes take time until they actually appear on Google Play. Google Play now offers internal testing, a level below alpha that propagates updates quicker.
The other answer above is technically correct, but you can get close to simulating the real behavior without putting anything on the Google Play Store.
If your application is installed, the dynamic link will open your application. This is true even if your app is not listed on the Play Store. If this is not working for you, your app is not properly set up to receive dynamic links.
If your application is not installed, you will be taken to the Play Store and you will see app not found. After, you can sideload the app to simulate a Play Store install.
Google states the following regrading there open beta service "For early access apps (new apps that haven't been published to production): Users can find your beta version via search on the Play Store. Once users find your listing, they can install your app normally."
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I published my app to open beta last night but when I log out of any google related service and search on the play store my app is not visible. It is titled Fractal Plus. The opt-in URL seems to work fine.
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/biz.MagiTek.FractalPlus
Anyone know how I can fix this?
The 'Early Access' feature on the Play Store may still be being rolled out to users. On one of my devices the play store does not have an Early Access section yet and I cannot see your app via a search, however on another device I am able to see your app in the play store search results.
I have an app in the play store, which TargetSdkVersion is 23, but now I need to downgrade it to 22.
I get an error while uploading the new Sdk in Google console developer because I cant downgrade from 23 to 22, is there any way to do that? Or something like removing the app to upload a new one with same name?
You can remove the app from the Play Store and upload it again with the same name but the package name has to be different.
You can unpublish the old app in the developer console.
If your app already has some users they will still be able to use the old app, if they bought the app (e.g. if it's not for free) they will even be able to reinstall the old app in future.
A simple downgrade is not possible.
Based on selmaohneh's answer. However, I would like to share the full tweak for this sad Android M permissions issue. The steps as it worked for me (Alegra Yes):
Unpublish the application
Change the name of that unpublished app in the application Store Listing tab - beware that you must be signed in as a developer with full permissions for the specific application, or the developer account owner in Google Play, to be capable to edit such things.
Now comes the tricky part, as written above, you need to change the package name all over the application.
Publish it as a new application, but with the same name.
I have a problem to test my app which is registered on google play console.
I registered it on google play console as the alpha and beta test version.
After a whole day, I can`t find my app on my app page of google play store.
Is this wrong to finding test app on google play store?
I don`t know how to test my app really, because it is the first app for me.
If anyone knows that,
Please help me.
I need to know how to test my app in details
Step by step....
Thanks.
Apps that have been published through the Alpha or Beta but are not yet in Production don't appear in searches.
To install your app (e.g. com.your.app) you must first become a tester for it, then open https://play.google.com/apps/details?id=com.your.app on your Android device and click on the button to install it.
When you release your app to alpha, you are given an opt-in link. Click that link, and/or give that link to any other testers. Once you've clicked that, go to Google Play Store and you should find your app under Menu -> My apps & games -> Library. There you can install it and it will appear in Menu -> My apps & games -> Installed for updates.
I want to send the application to the beta testing Google Play. My question is: how to do in the application so that at the end of testing people could update the app and enjoy working version. How to organize it will be in the API and in the application? Share your experiences, links or something else. thank you
There's nothing to do within the application or over some API. Right in the Developer console you're given the ability to promote your uploaded version to the Beta or Production stage. See the following screenshot:
So as soon as your app is ready for the masses, just push it to Prod and everyone will be able to download and/or update it.