I finished uploading my app to android market an hour ago.
I did all the steps recommended here.
I also have my copy off. Its paid and and I set up a merchant account too.
My app is not showing on the market. How long does it take to show up?
And why is not showing up?
Is there any setting I am missing that I should do?
Could be one of several reasons:
Delay - Market does sometimes take a little while to show new or updated apps.
Manifest - your AndroidManifest.xml may be too restrictive, so your app will not show up in the Market app of your test device (even if that's the same device you used for testing)
User-error - double-check you've actually saved and published the app. The new UI has caught me out twice already!
Currently, it takes a few hours until submitted apps (or updates) are showing up on Google Play. Maybe there is a short review process or some caching involved. If everything looks correct with the status info displayed to you, just get yourself a good cup of coffee and give it a few hours. ;)
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After uploading app update on play store, I have found that on some devices this uploaded (new version) app is visible on (PC) app store website within half and hour. But on mobile devices it is not so. On some devices it is visible after 2 hours and on some it takes 5 to 10 hours and sometimes even a day or two. Even if we open play store and find the app online, only 'installed' button will be shown, not the 'update' button. WHY?
I asked this question in google play developers support forum and I got following answer:
Hi Masoom, we are unable to assist you because this Google Play Help Forum focuses on user-level issues with the Google Play digital content store and related Google apps, not Android development or publishing issues. I recommend that you check the list of Developer Support Resources.
Can anybody clarify.
The type of handset doesn't have an effect on whether the update is displayed, the only factor is whether the app is already installed on a device or not. If it is installed on a device then the update will take longer to show but if the handset doesn't have the app installed it will be displayed faster.
I quote "App updates take some time to be delivered to existing users. If you’ve submitted an update that hasn’t appeared on Google Play, please wait at least 24 hours before contacting our support team."
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113476?hl=en-GB
The Google Play service caches a lot of data and refreshes them in a given interval. In most cases a user will see the update if he resets his device cache.
Additionally, if you mean the notification telling the user that an update is available: The interval checking for this is longer. Also Google Play tends to wait for more than one update in order to group them (i guess to not annoy users).
I had a app submitted to google play store and it had been on there a while it was really buggy and i decided to pick back up development on it and completely revamp it.
Problem: i have forgot my keystore sign that i did the first app with so i decided to unpublish it and do a completely new upload of the app under a different name.
Now the new app doesn't seem to be showing on the google play store now matter how hard i look?
With the old app is it possible to delete this or is unpublishing it the right thing to do.
Can anyone give me some steps on possible ways to resolve this or ways in which you can check the status of your app submission?
I also experienced this with some of my apps. It seems that there are some kinds of caching strategies in place that prevent the item from appearing.
Just wait another couple of hours and check your application again. As long as the market says that the app is compatible with your device there shouldn't be a serious error.
The delay isn't consistent at all. It can range from 45 minutes to several hours in my experience. I tend to upload before bed and when I wake up it has appeared. I guess it is one of those "a watched pot never boils" type things
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I just posted my first app to the Android market about half an hour ago (pretty stoked, really, but that's neither here nor there :p). The issue I'm running into is that I can't find it on the playstore. I've searched on my computer with all devices selected, as well as on my phone and tablet - which I used to test the app before publishing.
I've tried going directly to the link with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ptrprograms.asteroidbelt
I can also supply my manifest file if that's necessary. Thank you!
It takes a while to get propagated through their system. Wait a few hours, it'll show up.
When did you post your app? Take in consideration that there are many apps that may have a similar name so you have to scroll many pages down and it takes a lot of time to make the app available. Try to search the app using you account name in no more than 3 days. Maybe tomorrow... My friends had the same problem and they just waited.
i have uploaded an app yesterday by 6pm but till now i can't find app on Google Play..
Can anyone find an app otherthan private inbox on think link..
please help..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=AMTEC+Pvt.Ltd
Does anyone know how much time it will take to upload an app..?
Does time to become visible has anything to do with the content of app..??
I have already uploaded one app that took about few hours but now its almost 24 hours...
There is no validation process after a successful publishing of your app on the Play Store.
Few points to consider:
It will take some time to appear in search results.
If you are using the Google Play Store application on your Android device, then keep in mind that the application could get filtered out due to various criteria and not be visible in the search results of the application, even if it is published. It could be filtered out based on country, screen sizes/resolutions, minimum SDK versions, phone capabilities and much more.
Check out this link about Filters on Google Play to see how some choices in AndroidManifest.xml could also be affecting your application from appearing in Search via the Play Store app on different Android devices.
A lot of times, this happens. The app may be uploaded on the play store but may not be displayed immediately in the search results. You can check whether the app is uploaded or not by going to this link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=yourpackagename
Replace 'yourpackagename' with the package name.
If the app is displayed, your upload was successful.
I published an app to the android market about 3 hours ago and it shows up when I got to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=my.package.name but it won't show up in the search.
Also, when I am not signed into google it will appear if I go to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=some.package.name&feature=more_from_developer however if I am signed in it will not appear in that list either.
In both cases, signed in or not, if I go to the apps page directly ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=my.package.name ) it will appear and say that it IS compatible with my device. What is going on in the market? Is this normal behavior?
I also experienced this with some of my apps. It seems that there are some kinds of caching strategies in place that prevent the item from appearing.
Just wait another couple of hours and check your application again.
As long as the market says that the app is compatible with your device there shouldn't be a serious error.
Usually it start reflecting in couple of hours but sometimes it can take upto 6 hours or more after publishing it to market.