I have an application signed and all ready to go public. But I want to stage it and make a simultaneous release on both Amazon Appstore and Android Market. I have a few questions which I couldn't find a right answer anywhere.
After I pay 25$ to create my account at android market, how long does it take for the account to be active?
I know there is no review process. But is it possible to upload my .apk file and not publish it?
Now regarding Amazon appstore -
How long does it take for my account to be active after I create it?
How long does the application review process take?
How long does it take after the application is reviewed for the application to go live?
Is it possible for me to upload apk, get it reviewed and wait before I publish it?
Android Makret:
It depends. For me it was almost immediate, but recently some people are reporting it takes some time (1-2 days)
Yes.
Amazon:
It's activated right away.
It depends. Might be two days, might be a week, maybe longer.
It's not exactly clear, but the review process apparently has a few different stages. There is an 'approved' and 'live' state, so it might take some time in between.
No.
The real question: why does it matter to you? If you submit an app, it should be in a ready to release state.
android
1 instant
2 yes, you upload it, then you have to publish it.
No clue on the Amazon one though, sorry
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It took me an hour or so for the submission process
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I'm fairly new to app development and I uploaded a couple of instances of an app to closed testing in Google Play Console. The first reviews from Google went quite fast and was approved, but now it is over 4 hours since I uploaded the most recent APK for closed testing and it still says that it is under review. I think I published around 5 APKs today for closed testing. I was just wondering if this is common? How long does it usually take? Does it take longer for them to review if you upload more APKs in a short amount of time? If so, is there a way to avoid this kind of behaviour?
Best regards
The time of review can vary a lot. From an hour to a few days.
If one of your APK is in the queue for review and you upload another APK that overrides the first one (i.e. on the same track), the first APK will no longer be reviewed, only the last one will be reviewed and enters the queue again. So if you upload APKs faster than they can be reviewed, nothing gets published.
I would suggest not to publish so frequently. Use the internal test track rather than a closed track if you want to iterate quickly within the same day. There's no review time for this track so it will be much faster. Use a closed track for the first round of testing within the company, internal QA, etc., by uploading an APK only every few days.
Play Console and fast releases are not compatible things, at the end of 2022 our apps sometimes getting published within 10 minutes, and sometimes it takes more than 10 days to review new update, sometimes some apps age getting rejected with reasons like "You app should not have in app deposits, kinda looks like you are casino app and so on" when in fact we develop crypto wallet, sometime we just republish app and it getting approved. Some updates are still fast but when we add something like referral program it takes weeks.
That is why many apps like Telegram who deliver via Play store ask users to download APK directly from their website (with a message like "If you want to receive updates faster") and then they have auto-update component which re-downloads APK and shows user APK installation system dialog. This works pretty fine, no additional permissions apart of the allowing Android to install pure APK files, which has a "risk" warning.
If I released a closed beta version of my app to production on the play store how long will it take to show on the play store for all my users?
Also, will the app have to be reviewed again since it has already been reviewed when I released it to beta?
Darren,
Take a look here, it gives most of the info you're looking for. The average time is between 5 - 7 days however, due to CV-19 there is "Longer than usual" review times for your app.
Your app will be reviewed when it goes into production. Hope that helps. if it does...click the tick next to this answer.
After discussing with the Play Store support team and with other app developers I received these answers.
The review process is mainly automated and they have reviewers for certain scenarios.
The review process for a beta release and a production release is exactly the same.
If you promote a beta release to become a production release it needs to be reviewed again.
The review process time varies depending on multiple factors. An example of this is another developer's app that was reviewed on average within 4 days and he works for a banking app. Whilst other apps were reviewed (including mine) within 24 hours on average.
There is no defined time for your app deployment; for an update usually you will have to wait for a few hours for the app to be delivered to all Google servers.
For a new app you will have to wait from hours to days.
Google uses an algorithm to analyse your app for violations, but from my experience, if you suffered a previous violation, it was rejected or suspended previously, you app will need more time in order to be released.
Note: For certain developer accounts, we’ll take more time to
thoroughly review your app(s) to help better protect users. This may
result in review times of up to 7 days or longer in exceptional cases.
You’ll receive a notification on your app's Dashboard about how long
this should take.
Somehow I am not able to fathom as to why there is a requirement of publishing for even INTERNAL TEST TRACK. Obviously, I am talking about the first apk push on play store.
It is understandable that Google needs to protect its reputation and end users from bad/worse/evil apps. But, as I understand, the internal test track is only available for internal testing where a set of identified people can only test the app. And the app can be released only from Alpha/Beta tracks.
The issue is that these days the review time is enormous , like , 1 week and even more. So, I basically have to wait 1 week to even start testing. Consider if I have already reviewed myself and then uploaded on internal test track, it just means that I am doing nothing other than waiting for this review.
Is it just me blabbering or others have faced time issue too ?
Or, Am I doing something wrong !. Is there a way to make it faster.
Do keep in mind that it is my first android app.
For the first APK you should wait a lot of time... During this period also due to coronavirus (COVID-19). You should wait the reponse from Google...
I have quite a simple question, but I cannot find the answer.
I have made an Android app, and I want to check if Google will accept on the Play Store, but I'm not ready to release it. If google will make issues I want to know now before going further. Is there any way I can send it for approval, and then publish it at a later date?
I know I can do Alpha and Beta testing, but I don't know if that means Google will approve the app for the store.
Thanks!
Edit: The feature seems to have been renamed Managed publishing.
There is a feature called Timed publishing which may be of help.
How does timed publishing work?
When you select timed publishing, your
update needs to be processed before it can go live. Processing takes
up to a few hours.
When your update is processed, you'll see a Go live button. When you
select Go live, you'll make the update available on Google Play within
a few minutes.
As there is no release "sign off" on google play, releasing an app to alpha or beta will trigger the whole process. You will get the malware scan as well as the pre-launch-report to tell you about stuff that didn't work.
There is nothing more that i know of.
You can upload your artifact (APK) in your artifact library, after the upload finishes the Google Play Console will tell you if your APK is valid for rollout. However once an artifact is uploaded it cannot be removed (at least I don't know how). The important thing is to NOT roll out your APK to avoid it to be listed as an app in the Play Store.
PlayStore doesn't have an "approval" phase like Apple's AppStore does, when you first launch your app it takes about six hours to be processed and appear to all PlayStore users.
I had some doubt regarding android app release,
please respond me as soon as possible.
1. How long it will take for app review in google play ?
2. How soon my app will appear in play store after review ?
3. Can i update my app while app is being reviewed ?
4. How can let the user know about app supporting android OS ?
Google Play doesn't review your app prior to release really like Apple does, so it's very rapid, like 2 to 3 hours after you submit the app.
See above: your app will appear in Google Play Store 2 to 3 hours after you submit it to Google Play.
If you're really that quick, sure!
Wut? If you mean the Android Level supported y your app, that information goes in the manifest.xml and Google Play Store will check for compatibility with the device before allowing the user to download.
Releasing through Google Play Store is extremely easy! Good luck!
How long it will take for app review in google play?
Usually just a few hours, there is no fixed amount of time, in my experience about 6 hours was the maximum
How soon my app will appear in play store after review?
There will be no separate update to inform you that the review is done, its all seamless you publish the app, google will review and put it on playstore.
Can i update my app while app is being reviewed?
Yes, google will just stop the review for your previous apk(? not sure about hopefully someone will correct me on this), but most certainly they will start the process flow of their review process to the latest apk you uploaded
How can let the user know about app supporting android OS?
If your app isn't supporting some android OSes, then your app wont be available in the play store for that OS, but they will still see your app in the web, but when they try to install the app on their device through web, incompatible device error will be shown
EDIT
Will review process held for each app update?
yes every apk upload will go through the review process flow