✅ 2025 UPDATED | how to publish app in google play console | 12 testers for closed testing android

Summary

In this video, CodeVenturePro provides an updated step-by-step guide for publishing an app on the Google Play Console, ideal for Android developers preparing for closed testing with a selected number of testers. The process, tailored for 2025 standards, includes comprehensive instructions on app setup, testing options, and navigating Google’s review procedures. The creator shares valuable insights from their experience of developing and publishing over 150 apps, aiming to make the complex process accessible and manageable. The importance of privacy policies, data safety, and addressing potential rejection issues is emphasized to ensure a successful app launch. Throughout the video, practical tips and troubleshooting methods are provided to help developers efficiently publish and test their Android applications in the Google Play Store.

Highlights

• The video starts with creating a new app and setting up closed testing with 12 testers. 🔥
• Detailed explanation of the differences between internal and closed testing on Google Play. 🤓
• Step-by-step guidance on fulfilling Google Play Store requirements like privacy policies and descriptions. 📜
• Tips on data safety and maintaining app encryption to avoid rejection. 🔐
• Strategies for troubleshooting common issues during app submission, like target API requirements. 🚧

Key Takeaways

• Learn the step-by-step process to publish an app on Google Play Console. 📱
• Understand closed and internal testing differences. 🔍
• Get insights on privacy policies and data safety for app publishing. 🔒
• Tips for dealing with app rejection and suspension by Google. 🚫
• Thorough overview of app submission and review process. 📋

Overview

Kicking off the video, CodeVenturePro walks us through the initial steps of setting up a Google Play Console account, creating a new app, and understanding tester settings. With hands-on advice, it's all about making sure your app is fit for publishing and understanding the nuances of internal versus closed testing. These testing methods allow developers to work out kinks with a select group of users before a full release.

Next up is navigating the notorious Google Play Store requirements. Everything from app descriptions to privacy policies needs to be spot-on to avoid rejection. CodeVenturePro emphasizes creating clear, user-friendly content ratings and having robust privacy policies in place. It's all about ensuring that your app not only meets user expectations but also complies with Google's guidelines.

Finally, the video wraps up with some troubleshooting wisdom. From dealing with the intricacies of API level targets to getting your app reviewed and ready for release, CodeVenturePro offers insights drawn from extensive experience. The goal is to ensure your app's smooth passage to the Google Play Store, with practical advice on contacting Google Support if hiccups arise during the review.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 01:00: Introduction to App Publishing In the 'Introduction to App Publishing' chapter, the speaker discusses their experience and process of publishing a new app. They plan to test the app for 14 days with 12 people before making it live. The speaker, Fosler Ab, shares their background, mentioning their extensive experience in developing, testing, and publishing over 150 applications on the Google Play Store.
• 01:00 - 05:00: Setting App Details The chapter discusses how to tackle rejection, removal, and suspension issues that developers might face when submitting their apps to the Google Play Store. The speaker shares insights from conversations with several people who have dealt with these challenges, and they aim to impart best practices for successfully publishing apps on the platform.
• 05:00 - 10:00: Testing and Privacy Settings This chapter provides detailed insights into building and publishing applications on Google Play Store. It covers the necessary components required for publishing an application, such as an app bundle file, app name, short description, and long description.
• 10:00 - 15:00: Data Safety and Content Rating The chapter titled 'Data Safety and Content Rating' focuses on the processes involved in ensuring data privacy and appropriate content rating for applications. It starts with a discussion on privacy policies, app icons, and app screenshots, with a promise to guide the reader on accessing these resources freely. The transcript seems to be part of a tutorial, illustrated through the demonstration of publishing a web view application on the Google Play store. Additionally, the speaker mentions the availability of code in the description box, which can be modified as needed.
• 15:00 - 20:00: Finalizing App Listing The chapter 'Finalizing App Listing' discusses the process of publishing an application. It covers the steps required to name the application, decide whether it is a game or not, and whether it should be published as a free or paid app. The chapter hints at the flexibility offered after initial publication, such as the ability to edit details later.
• 20:00 - 25:00: Uploading and Reviewing the App This chapter focuses on the process of uploading and reviewing an app for developers. It emphasizes the importance of making a mindful choice between creating a paid or a free app as this decision is irreversible. Developers are cautioned that selecting 'paid' means the app cannot be made free later. Moreover, developers must comply with developer privacy policies and US export regulations during the upload and review process.
• 25:00 - 30:00: Publishing Process The chapter titled 'Publishing Process' discusses the steps involved in initializing an app on the Google Play Console. It begins with creating an account, which means having your app set up on the Google Play console. The chapter suggests that the initialization process is completed once the app appears in the 'All Apps' section on the Google Play Console.
• 30:00 - 35:00: Approval and Going Live The chapter discusses the process of publishing a new application, highlighting the steps involved in setting up the app for going live. It introduces the concept of internal testing, which is crucial in the app setup process, and emphasizes the importance of close testing. The chapter seems to focus on ensuring the application is thoroughly tested and prepared before it is made available to the public.
• 35:00 - 39:00: Conclusion and Contact Information The chapter provides information about the different testing phases of an app, specifically focusing on the distinctions between testing and production stages. In production, the app is live on the Google Play Store, accessible to all users for download and exploration. In contrast, internal testing is restricted, allowing only a select group of individuals to download and use the app by adding their email addresses to a specific list on the Google Play Store. There is also closed testing, which works similarly by targeting specific users for testing.

✅ 2025 UPDATED | how to publish app in google play console | 12 testers for closed testing android Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 hi everyone in the console account I will publish a new app actually I have built the app and I will publish the app test the app for 14 days with 12 people then make it live so I am fosler ab and I have a experience of developing and publishing app on Google Play Store I have tested uh 150 plus applications and publish it on Google Play Store I have built lots of applications and I already
• 00:30 - 01:00 publish and solve rejection removal and suspension issues from the Google and I have talked lots of people to solve their issues you will find on the video previous videos the on those video I meet one by one to people to solve their issues on Google Play store so I am confident and I will share the best practices how can you publish your app on Google Google Play Store so it will
• 01:00 - 01:30 be a great video if you need to build an applications and publish on Google Play Store and if you learn something for future then it will be great video to you so let's get it started and publish the app to publish an application you need a app bundle file you need the app name app description which is short description long description then you you need
• 01:30 - 02:00 privacy policies app icon app screenshots step by step we will share how can you find that and how can you get that from freely so let get started okay in this console account I'm just created app and let's publish it on Google Play store and it it is an web view applications if you need web view applications I also shared that on the description box you will find the Cod find the code you can just modify the
• 02:00 - 02:30 code and publish it your own so create applications and I am providing the name of the applications common then it is app it's not a game and which you can edit this letter on the paid app so if you create an free app or paid app if it's free then you select free if it's paid then
• 02:30 - 03:00 you select it paid but if you select free then you cannot make it sorry you if you create a paid app then you cannot make it free so be careful about this okay and developer privacy policy program we have to oby with that and we have to OB yes and I check mark with with the US export
• 03:00 - 03:30 law then creating the account that means your app is initialized on the Google Play console account for Google Play Store I think yeah it's done the initialization when the app is initialized if I click on all app then you can find to app here is already I
• 03:30 - 04:00 have published and this is the new application that I'm going to publish it so this is the new initialized app I'm going to that app and you will find this type of dashboard right here is the internal testing finish your app setup this is the most important thing and this is the most important thing is close testing yes what is internal testing and close
• 04:00 - 04:30 testing and production production means the app is on live on Google Play Store anyone can download and install and explore the app okay and close internal testing is only few people can download and install the app if you add their mail on the Google Play Store and other thing is close testing close testing mean some specific people
• 04:30 - 05:00 they can want to test your applications uh the differ between internal testing and close testing is when you upload the app Google will not review in internal testing just you upload the app and uh uh on the meantime anyone can anyone not only few people can download and install app but on the close testing phase you have to approv from Google Google will approve your app
• 05:00 - 05:30 then in some people can download and install that all of that I will explain in a few minutes so for internal testing you just select the tester create new app and preview the app it is simple but uh to test the applications we are going to from close testing okay before close testing we have to fill up and set up some settings of the app
• 05:30 - 06:00 Let's uh set up the applications settings to set up the application settings I'm going to view task okay on The View task you will see lots of op options like privacy setup app access ads content rating and so on and after that close phase is coming that means you don't need do anything on the internal testing we just uh start with the finishing setting of my applications
• 06:00 - 06:30 or your applications so on the left hand side you will see lots of thing we don't need to do anything right now for left side so I'm just skipping it we will explain in later just clicking on privacy policy we have to create an privacy policy for the app how can I collect data how can I manage their policies everything we have
• 06:30 - 07:00 to put on the file or any web page like you can use blogger.com or you can use site. google.com or you can use any third party websites to store your privacy policy pages so I have already uh published privacy policy Pages I'm just here is something I have written for the application so that it will be easier to find and put on there to and
• 07:00 - 07:30 no longer the video will be long okay I'm just copying it the privacy policy link and provide it on here okay I'm saving it and going to dashboard that means first step is done first option is done second option is app access in this section sorry okay in this
• 07:30 - 08:00 options to review your app Google must be able to access all the part of it if you access to part of your app is restricted for example because there are login system credential you must provide introduction how you will gain the access Okay Google uh ask you to if you have any login system on your applications then you have to Pro F your
• 08:00 - 08:30 login credential like you have to create an demo login system like demo email password and you have to provide them to they can log in your app and review your application after that they will approve your app be careful about it and review unable when the review unable you can read those actually so let's uh all functionalities my app available
• 08:30 - 09:00 without any access of restriction that means our application has no restriction no login system that's why I'm selecting this and if your app is restricted some options like after the login your profile you can uh see or there is a shopping website after the login uh user can shop and if you have a social media
• 09:00 - 09:30 applications then you have to log in after that you can see post comments messages like that so you on these cases you can select second one and you have to provide at introduction introduction means the introduction which introduction you provide this one and you have to provide email password or phone number how they can log in your app so and uh some in uh instruction
• 09:30 - 10:00 instruction you have to provide here and so sorry okay uh I am going with first one and save it it's saved and two option is done third option is adds do you your app contain ads do if you have any account ads like Google Google ad
• 10:00 - 10:30 move apps or any app Lin or some ad Network provide ads you included that then you provide yes my app is content ads but in this time I have don't have any ads so I'm save it and going back to dashboard again and providing next option in this section the want ask some
• 10:30 - 11:00 uh questionaries for your applications so I'm providing email address like this is uh it is a social app communication and all type of applications and we have to check mark on terms and conditions I'm saving it download app does app contain any rate in relevant
• 11:00 - 11:30 content those sex violation language download part if you have on the cons app then you have to provide yes I'm providing no user content sharing if user share content like text sharing image or audio no online content like Netflix app product listing on Amazon shopping app or something like
• 11:30 - 12:00 that then it will be okay I'm not providing those type of app and promotion all age restriction product or activities if you have 18 plus application then you have to provide yes and provide some um access actually that's why it's not an alcohol type of product we are uh selling so it's no does the product Focus any other a restriction activities
• 12:00 - 12:30 or item no it's uh I'm using in case of my applications you have to put on your cases according to your app Miss yes okay no does your app user to purchase digital product no does the app include case reward gift card no
• 12:30 - 13:00 no is it browsing or search engine no it's not in browser is the app primarily news and educational product no then you don't see the next option here first of all we have to save it then the next option will be come then I'm clicking on Save okay that means the content reading section is done yes and target audience
• 13:00 - 13:30 how to Target your audience like AES uh differentiate with ages like five or under 6 to 8 9 to 5 9 to 12 okay I'm providing just 18 over restricted declaration minor from your app it's not it's not that it's optional so I'm skipping it and
• 13:30 - 14:00 okay everything is done from this side news app okay I'm it's not a news app so I'm providing that's not a news app okay then data safety clicking on data safety it is a most important thing we have to concern about it because uh on this section Google reject the app
• 14:00 - 14:30 it's mismatch on your applications so be careful about in this section especially in this section data safety section so you have to read all of the thing I am just skipping because I have already read that so I know everything so does your app collecting sharing of required user data obviously yes yes obviously any type of
• 14:30 - 15:00 applications you will upload you have to go to on yes options okay be careful about it is all user data collect by your app encrypted okay why did is asking some applications some websites you will go then you will see the HTTP dot their website name and other options so this is not encrypted if your application has API
• 15:00 - 15:30 call but on API call if there is an HTTP API uh request then you have to provide no that means your content app is not encrypted your data actually because you are calling to API which is not encrypted then you have to provide no and if your API call is uh
• 15:30 - 16:00 https then you have to provide yes and if you use o view applications like you convert your app to O then if your app is not SSL certificate have not SSL certificate then you don't provide yes because Google will reject the app according to mming the concept actually so I'm providing uh yes it's encrypted
• 16:00 - 16:30 so in this case if it's not encrypted then you provide no actually which of following method account creation does your app support select all apply if those options will be available on your application then you have to select all of them or check mark all of them or if you need to select any of one then it will be okay no
• 16:30 - 17:00 problem okay user and passwords Let's uh user included user ID email or phone number or authentication two Factor authentication onetime password biometric or something like that you have to provide uh in this case my application there is no login system so login your app without creating outside of app no does you
• 17:00 - 17:30 provide allow for user to request their data delation automatically it will delete and I'm just clicking on next then which permission you will accept from the user okay so I'm providing all of them blank because I don't collect any
• 17:30 - 18:00 information from the user only collect only collect this device or user ID it is a mandatory nowadays because if you use admob or something like that you have to provide yes and Google uh track with the adver device ID to show ads actually that that's why you have to provide yes on
• 18:00 - 18:30 there and I'm clicking on next and we selected one of them that's why we have to declare details I'm just sharing it for sorry analytics and advertisement and clicking on Save and save it that means your data safety part is done government app it's a government app or
• 18:30 - 19:00 not no it's not a government if Government app then we assure that your app is not a government app if the government app then you have to provide some legal certificates or something like that okay I'm just going with no because it's not a news app okay Financial feature no I have I have done I app don't have any Financial
• 19:00 - 19:30 features just saving it and save it okay one by one I'm uh Health app it's not a health app okay dashboard and we have to select the category of the app
• 19:30 - 20:00 we have to click on edit app select the category it's business retailer type I think shopping or booking type what it is live demo Fitness reference communication dating no no
• 20:00 - 20:30 travel and local I'm selecting this and it's saved okay you have to provide manage Tech and I'm just providing some tech travel okay
• 20:30 - 21:00 your travel it's okay for now I'm applying it and list of the contact details and and we don't need to provide
• 21:00 - 21:30 phone number and websites if you have any website then you can provide that I have website but I'm not interested to provide I think it's done okay then I'm going to dashboard again first one is done and set up app listing if I click on it then you will see the left side it a store listing actually so we have already
• 21:30 - 22:00 provided name and I'm just making it shorter and just copying the everything from here and put on there okay it is a short description I'm putting the short description and this is the long description I think
• 22:00 - 22:30 yeah this is the long [Music] description copy it and save it short description long description okay everything is fine we have to provide icon so I have already
• 22:30 - 23:00 downloaded the icon where it is this icon I think let's see it's taking it's not 1 512 by 512 so we have to change it and let's see for the banner
• 23:00 - 23:30 where is the panel actually not for now just let's see it's work or
• 23:30 - 24:00 not no we have to provide one 5 12x 5 let's create this on my I'm going to canvert to create the icon actually so app icon
• 24:00 - 24:30 on I'm going there and create new one and upload upload this one right and for the background I'm just providing white background and
• 24:30 - 25:00 okay just save it to download and we just want last one okay and for the banner I'm going to design again or I'm
• 25:00 - 25:30 going to Main and app Banner here is the app Banner sorry for that I'm just uh going quick with that upload upload this one
• 25:30 - 26:00 and save download last one okay download AB Banner so we have uh downloaded everything let's [Music] create app Banner icon where is the icon
• 26:00 - 26:30 this one this one it's perfect now and we have to provide phone screenshot
• 26:30 - 27:00 okay the all uploaded is done okay we don't need to with Chromebook then I'm saving it and it's done right I am going to store listing then everything is fine then I'm I'm going to dashboard let's see on the
• 27:00 - 27:30 dashboard okay let's see dashboard it is uh already finished here was you see that the store listing settings actually there a gun actually that means we set up everything let's with close testing and close testing you have to select countries I'm selecting all the countries from
• 27:30 - 28:00 here all countries and saving it yeah here is the all countries and on the test Stars I am providing Google group it's my Google group link the Google sorry
• 28:00 - 28:30 groups.com and saving it and Country selected and here is the release option right then I have to upload the release version or bundle version here I'm just uploading the release version it's two simple applications and
• 28:30 - 29:00 two short applications actually it take few [Music] minutes let's s for it
• 29:00 - 29:30 okay almost done and release name initial release okay it's uploaded and clicking on next
• 29:30 - 30:00 one error it's showing your app currently Target AA 30 must Target 34 build your applications okay that means I'm going to Android Studio
• 30:00 - 30:30 this [Music] one and from the gridle you have to Target Target [Music] 34 and 34
• 30:30 - 31:00 and I'm launching Target is DK 34 it do everything upgrade part to 33 to 34 how can we change it here is here it
• 31:00 - 31:30 is okay it's almost done okay let's see what is happening now no I'm going with that it's okay
• 31:30 - 32:00 let's see okay uh it is uploaded and there is a issues with the Declaration let's update the Declaration and analytics analytics also and saving it and go to the overview yeah and it h send for review I'm sending for
• 32:00 - 32:30 it review then it's done if I go to the all app okay you will see it's in review right that means Google reviewing the app actually after Google reviewing the app we can uh test the app and publish the app it how much time it will take sometimes it take one day sometime it take two days sometime it take 3 days and some sometimes it take 10 days and
• 32:30 - 33:00 also sometimes it takes 3 month okay when you uh skip 10 day or pass 10 day then you have to uh talk with Google Bu from here you can see that click on this you will find the support section here okay you can see the contact option here you can contact with Google Google with this link actually so let's see how
• 33:00 - 33:30 can we test the app how can we publish the app from this pH okay let's see apply for production Buton on when I come to dashboard you can see that this option is uh showing okay what is the first option what is the second option and what is the third option right first option is when you release the app on Google Play Store Google reviewing the app after review Google will check mark first
• 33:30 - 34:00 one after the approve second one is when the 12 testers uh installed the app on the their phone then second option is check marked and third option is check mark when testers will test the app for 14 days continuously with uh actually 12 people or uh 12 12 plus people then uh after 14 days the third option
• 34:00 - 34:30 is check marked and then apply for production button will be clickable when apply for production button will clickable then you can click on apply for production okay uh I have a uh already provided video to you let's go to that video and going show you how can you do that good Venture Pro and I'm clicking on it and this is the video I'm just going to the
• 34:30 - 35:00 video uh app and here is the apply process okay you just uh click on this and and here you can see that when three option is done in this case you can see that 20 testers right 20 test and 12 testers are almost
• 35:00 - 35:30 similar so you can see that apply for production button is uh for clickable when you click on apply for production button then you will see this type of form actually let's see it's loading yeah this type of form you will find and on the form you have to fill up the form okay step by step process I
• 35:30 - 36:00 have already shown on the video so I will uh provide a reference video to on the description box as a part two or part three like that the production option here and when you submitted that let's see here is the when you done this the apply for production button
• 36:00 - 36:30 will be clickable let's zoom out it apply for production button apply is clickable when you apply then it will show this type of message we have your application for production process then it will take one two or 3 days to approve actually or reject if uh the app is rejected then you will see the more
• 36:30 - 37:00 testing needed this type of message you will see in here okay okay and it's done and when uh the testing is approved then how can you see the testing is appro let's go to the another video of my okay if app is removed then you will see this type of message
• 37:00 - 37:30 actually sorry sorry it's not that video let's apply for production approve where is approve yeah this
• 37:30 - 38:00 one when the app is approved testing then you can see this type of mail on your uh uh Gmail and you can also see on the dashboard then your app is approved you will see this type of message congratulations your app has granted for play production access so you will see this type of uh message on the dashboard here in our
• 38:00 - 38:30 case this is like this this type of message showing and when you go to the dashboard after testing it will show that then you can create new release from this options and you can confirm this and send it to review Google will review the app for uh some times like 1 2 3 or 4 5 days and they approve the app then you can publish the app so all process on this video I have uh
• 38:30 - 39:00 shared actually so I'll provide also this video on the description box and you can check it okay that's it I'll will provide the description box link on the description box so you can check it out and if you need any help from my side you can contact with me will Gmail or telegram or email or Whatsapp also and if you have any
• 39:00 - 39:30 question then you can provide on the description box uh I will read the message comment and uh provide reply thank you for now have a good day
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