I just updated my Android app, sending a new APK through the Google Play Developer Console (https://play.google.com/apps/publish) . I wanted to add some notes like "Added support for low-res screens" or "New soundtrack".
In Apple App Store, that's so easy. But I cannot find it in Google Play, so I'm feeling stupid. I also did some web search and found nothing.
Open your Android Console
Select your APP
Select the tab Store Listing if not selected
There you will find the option Recent changes
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I have an app that is released only as an "internal test" on the Google Play store
When I go to the Google Play store on my phone, the app does not show up at all, under "installed" or "updates" or any other tab
When I click the 'internal testing' link (the one that Google Play Console says to give to internal testers), it opens Google Play and shows my app's store page. The store page shows the correct latest version, but I'm unable to install it. My only options are "uninstall" and "open" (which opens the currently installed old version of the app)
I have "enable auto-update" enabled from the Google Play store page
I've waited two days
I've made sure the app is closed completely on the phone
As far as I can tell, there's no way to update the app without uninstalling it, which deletes all the app data. How can my testers update the app?
Updating seems to be broken for apps that Google has not reviewed yet, which they don't do for internal apps.
I released the app to closed beta, causing Google to review it, and stopped using "internal releases" altogether. I'm not sure which of the two was the fix, but now auto updates work.
I think I've found a workaround. It's now worked 3 times out of 3, so fingers crossed.
First, uninstall whatever version you have on your device.
Then visit the link provided from Google Play Console on a PC instead, and from there you click the 'If you don’t have the app installed, download it on Google Play.'-link.
Once there, press install, and choose your device.
This way, the latest version of the app is installed on your device, and not some random version; like seems to be the case, using the Play Store on the device.
Not ideal, but it works :)
Requirements for getting the Internal Update on Play store
Add your same email Account in internal testing which you used as in play store.
Join Beta Testing program which will be visible when you search the same app on play store.
Turn on internal-app-sharing on playstore - > PlayStore->Setting->About ->PlayStore-version(press 7 times), Turn On Internal App Sharing in General Settings of play store.
Wait for some days & Get the app link from play store console to get the update version
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.
My company has a handheld application published and in the last release we've added an Android Wear app to it. When the users download and install it, it works on the Android Wear devices too, but it doesn't appear under Android Wear category.
Should I add a flag to it? Is something I missed on Google Play Developer Console?
Here's where it is on the Play dev console. On the Pricing & Distribution page, under the country list and Ads section.
A couple of additional notes, though:
Your app needs to be approved before it'll appear in the category. I've had an app rejected because it didn't deal with a "flat tire" display correctly, for example. I believe this is the offical list of criteria.
Like most of the dev console, changes don't go live immediately. They take some time to filter out through the production Play store.
As title states. I clicked on "Publish" in the google play developer console. And it said my app now got uploaded. But I dont know which apk file was uploaded. How can I find out?
EDIT: I am 100% signed in correctly. Here is an image of the tabs on the left.
In the tab with the android robot picture, it says I have no applications. But in the tab with the google controller thing, I can click on my app, look at the game details, leaderboards, achievements etc and I can click publish but I dont know what it's publishing...
Go to your Developer Console (All Applications) and then click on the app. On the left, there is a list of things to choose (Statistics, etc.) so click on APK.
That will tell you everything about the version and version code of the APK. You can click on the latest version to get some details on it, and at the top of the page it even tells you the package name.
You can by checking the version of the app. Click on all apps -> apk, then you see a list of apk's you uploaded and the current version number.
Are you sure that your app is on play store and not only in play game?
If you upload it with your account should be appared in the tab with android's icon
Android requires you to upload an APK with billing permissions through developer console to start testing real in app billing. This was straingtforward in the old developer console but in the new one, as soon as you upload an APK, it activates automatically and there is no way to de-activate.
I've seen a related question where they suggest using the old developer console but developer console does not let me use the old console because our app listing has localized content.
Update To be more clear, it lets me switch back to the old console but there is a message near my app saying
This app has localized images and/or videos, please edit in the new Developer Console.
instead of an edit button.
I've seen other people having the same issue without a solution.
Any workaround to be able to upload draft apk through the new developer console ?
In short, you can't. It seems the 'one click publish' is being advertised as a feature. They might eventually add some sort of draft support, but who knows.
Right now, it's available the option to deactivate a current published APK. At least, I was able to do it with the new Google Developer Console, one week ago.
The old developer console is accessible by either going to the top right or navigating to play.google.com/apps/publish?switch_back=1
I contacted Google. Looks like at this state there is nothing to do. Even if I delete localized store content, it wont let me use old console.
They said draft apk support is coming very soon.