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Google Play’s 14-day test with 12 testers

Personal accounts only: what Google asks for before your app can go public, and how not to restart the clock.

The Closed testing page in Play Console

Google asks personal accounts created after 13 November 2023 to run a closed test before going public: at least 12 people, opted in for 14 days in a row. Business accounts skip this.

What to do

  1. 1Line up testers. Friends, family, your most loyal listeners. They need an Android phone and a Google account. Ask for 15 or more, in case some drop out.
  2. 2In Play Console, open your app → Test and release → Testing → Closed testing and open the track.
  3. 3On the Testers tab, create an email list with their addresses and save.
  4. 4On the Releases tab, press Create new release, then Add from library, pick your latest app file, press Next, then Save and publish. Google reviews it first.
  5. 5Send your testers the join link Google shows on the Testers tab. Each one opens it, accepts, and installs your app.
  6. 6Keep them in for 14 days in a row, and ask them to actually use the app.
  7. 7When Google allows it, press Apply for production on your app’s Dashboard and answer its questions.

Don’t restart the clock

If someone opts out and back in, their 14 days start again. If you have too few testers or they barely use the app, Google can ask you to keep the test running.

Google’s review after you apply usually takes seven days or less. Plan about three weeks in total.

Don’t want to wait?

A business account with a D-U-N-S number skips this test. See business or yourself.

Keep reading

Set up your radio station app, step by stepWhat to do after you order your own app: the checklist, what each step needs, and a short guide with screenshots for every step.Publish your app as a business or as yourselfD-U-N-S number or not: what changes on the App Store and Google Play, so you can pick the right one.Create your App Store Connect API keyJoin the Apple Developer Program, create an API key, and upload it. We never need your Apple password or your SMS codes.Create your app in App Store ConnectThe one Apple step only you can do. It takes a minute: press New App and copy the values from your checklist.Open a Google Play account and invite NobexOpen your developer account, invite the Nobex publishing account, and give us your Account ID.Create your app in Play Console and upload the first fileCreate the app with the package name we give you, and upload the first file. After that, we upload every version for you.

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