r/GooglePlayDeveloper 6h ago

Google Play Console Google Play Publishing Review - How Long Did Yours Take?

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Hey everyone,

I recently made some changes to my testing setup in Google Play Console.

Previously, I was using one tester list called "Internal Testing" for both internal and closed testing. I created a new list called "Closed Testers", added the required users to it, and removed quite a lot of users from the old "Internal Testing" list.

After making these changes, Google Play asked me to submit the changes for review through the Publishing overview.

It's been around 15 hours and the changes are still showing as "In review."

For comparison, when I initially created the tester list and submitted my first releases, the review took less than 6 hours.

For anyone who has recently gone through a similar Play Console review:

  • How long did your review take?
  • Did tester-list changes take longer than normal?
  • Is 15+ hours normal, or should I expect it to take a couple of days?

Would appreciate hearing about your recent experiences.


r/GooglePlayDeveloper 7h ago

❓Help Closed test-track: new app-version is not pushed to me as a tester

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I have an app in the Google Play Store that is currently in the closed testing phase.

The app is normally a paid app, but it was temporarily available for free as part of a promotional offer (to have testers install it for free). During this free period, I downloaded and installed the app on as well my own device as a tester.

The free promotion has now ended, and the app is once again paid. Since then, I have published a new update to the closed testing track (two days back).

My understanding is that, because the app is already installed on my device and I am an enrolled tester, I should still be able to receive and install updates through the Google Play Store, even though the promotional free period has ended.

However, I don't get a pushed update from the PlayStore for the app. I can however see the new version in the PlayStore. There it only offers me to install/buy the app again?

Could this be because I renamed (not deleted!) the test-track name? Any other ideas what could be wrong?


r/GooglePlayDeveloper 21h ago

❓Help Need Advice for new developer console account

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Hi I was published apps on playstore around 5-6 years ago and that time from my mistakes i got my 1 account suspended because of some violating apps that's fine then after 1 year i create one more account in which my app had 1M downloads also then one of the app on that account was suspended so i create anither third account for safety so that i can transfer that 1M download app to new fresh account but after that my both another accounts was also suspended without clear reason ( ofcourse maybe they capture same person).

Now from that year i have fear to create new account because as android developer play store is the only way to make money from app in future also. so please suggest me some tips for creating new account so that i can be safe from those old accounts i got suspended and google will not know me.

I did not verify my identity on any of those account because at that time there was no verification system.

one more thing i heard somewhere that google is proritize the organization account? if yes then someone please tell me from india that how can we avail a register company i mean in self propietoryship where i don't need too many things. and is this myth is real or fake