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Note: For certain developer accounts, we'll take more time to thoroughly review your app to help better protect users. This may result in review times of up ... SkiptomaincontentPublishyourapp Duetoadjustedworkschedulesatthistime,youmayexperiencelongerthanusualreviewtimesforyourapp. TohelpensurethatweareprovidinguserswithaccurateandtimelyinformationrelatingtoCOVID-19,wearecurrentlyprioritizingthereviewandpublicationofappspublished,commissioned,orauthorizedbyofficialgovernmententitiesandpublichealthorganizations.AnyappsreferencingCOVID-19orrelatedterms mustmeettheserequirements. Whetheryou'republishinganappforthefirsttimeormakinganupdate,yourapp’spublishingstatushelpsyouunderstanditsavailabilityonGooglePlay. Youcanseeyourapp'slatestpublishingstatusunderyourapp's name andpackagenamewhenyouselectyour appin PlayConsole. Note:Forcertaindeveloperaccounts,we’lltakemoretimetothoroughlyreviewyourapptohelpbetterprotectusers.Thismayresultinreviewtimesofuptosevendaysorlongerinexceptionalcases. Publishingstatus Therearethreetypesofpublishingstatus: Appstatus:Helpsyouunderstandyourapp’savailabilityonGooglePlayandwhoit’savailableto(suchastesters,allGooglePlayusers,etc.). Updatestatus:Helpsyouunderstandtheavailabilityofyourlatestupdate.Anupdateisasetofoneormorechangesthatyou'vemadetoyourapp. Itemstatus:Helpsyouunderstandtheavailabilityofaspecificpartofanupdate,suchasaparticularrelease,acontentrating,orastorelistingexperiment. Everypossiblestatusforapps,updates,anditemsisdescribedbelow. Appstatus Status Description Draft YourapphasnopresenceonGooglePlaybecauseeitheryouhaven’tpublishedityetoritwasrejectedduringthereviewprocess. Internaltesting YourappisavailabletointernaltestersviaURLonly–it’snotdiscoverableonGooglePlay. Closedtesting YourappisdiscoverableonGooglePlaybutonlyselectedtesterscaninstallanduseit. Opentesting YourappisdiscoverableonGooglePlayandanyusercanbecomeatester.Youcansetalimitonthenumberoftesters. Pre-registration Yourappisavailableforuserstopre-registeronGooglePlay.Whenyoulaunch,customerswhoarepre-registeredwillreceiveanotificationtodownloadtheapp. Production YourappisavailablefordownloadtoGooglePlayusersinyourchosencountryorregion. Noactivereleases Thismeansthateitheryoudidnotrolloutupdatesonanytracksortheupdateswererejected.  Unpublished You’vechosentounpublishyourappfromGooglePlay.It’sdiscoverableonGooglePlayforexistingusersonly.Updatesareonlyavailableforexistingusers. RemovedbyGoogle Googlehasremovedyourappindefinitely–it’snotdiscoverableonGooglePlayandyouneedtosubmitapolicy-compliantupdatetoreinstateit. SuspendedbyGoogle Googlehasremovedyourappindefinitely–it’snotdiscoverableonGooglePlayandyouneedtosuccessfullysubmitanappealtoreinstateit. Updatestatus Type Description Nopendingchanges Yourapphasnochangesavailabletosubmit. Inreview We’rereviewingyourupdate. Updaterejected Oneormoreofthechangesinyourupdatearenotcompliantwiththe GooglePlaypolicyortheDeveloperDistributionAgreement.Youcanfixtheissueandresubmit,oryoucansubmitanappeal. Apprejected Oneormoreofthechangesinyourupdateare notcompliantwithGooglePlaypolicyortheDeveloperDistributionAgreement.Youcanfixtheissueandresubmit,oryoucansubmitanappeal. Note:ThedifferencebetweenthisstateandUpdaterejectedisthatApprejectedonlyappliestoappsinDraftthatyou’reattemptingtopublishforthefirsttime. Readyforreview You'vemadeoneormorechangestoanupdatethatwaspreviouslyrejected,attemptedtoresolve anyissuestothebestofyourability,andyou'rereadytoresubmityourupdateforreview. Note:Yourchangesarenotautomaticallysentforreview.Youmustgotothe PublishingoverviewpageandclickSendforreview tosubmityourchanges. Previous Thisisavalidupdatethatyoumadeinthepast.Thishelpsyoutounderstandandkeeparecordofwhatyousubmittedinthepast,whichcanbehelpfulifyou’reusingmanagedpublishing. Itemstatus Status Description Draft Thisitemhasneverbeensubmittedforreview. Inreview Thisitemispartofanupdatethatwe’rereviewing. Updaterejected Apprejected(incaseofgoingfromDrafttoPublished) Thisitemisapartofanupdatethatisnotcompliantwiththe GooglePlaypolicyortheDeveloperDistributionAgreement.Youcanfixtheissueandresubmit,oryoucansubmitanappeal. Note:ThedifferencebetweenUpdaterejectedandthisstateisthatApprejectedonlyappliestoappsinDraftthatyou’reattemptingtopublish. Apprejected Thisitemispartofanupdatethatisnotcompliantwiththe GooglePlaypolicyortheDeveloperDistributionAgreement.Youcanfixtheissueandresubmit,oryoucansubmitanappeal. Note:ThedifferencebetweenthisstateandUpdaterejectedisthatApprejectedonlyappliestoappsinDraftthatyou’reattemptingtopublish. Available ThemostrecentversionofthisitemisavailableonyourappandonGooglePlay. Previous Thisisavaliditemthatyousubmittedinthepastbutwassupersededbyanewerversionormadeobsoleteinasubsequentsubmission. Publishadraftapp Whenyou'rereadytopublishadraftapp,you'llneedtorolloutarelease.Attheendofthereleaseprocess,clickingReleasewillalsopublishyourapp. Problemspublishingadraftapp? Ifyouseetheheading"Errorssummary"atthetopofyourapprelease’sreviewsummarypage,clickShowmoretoviewthedetails.Whenavailable,youcanalsoviewtherecommendedorrequiredresolution.Youcan’tpublishyourappuntilerrorshavebeenresolved.Ifyouonlyhavewarnings,minorissues,oracombinationofthetwo,thenyoucanstillpublishyourapp,butwerecommendaddressingthembeforepublishing. Publishanappupdate Youcanusestandardpublishingormanagedpublishingtopublishanupdatetoanexistingapp. Standardpublishing:Updatestoexistingappsareprocessedandpublishedassoonaspossible.Bydefault,yourappwillusestandardpublishing.Certainappsmaybesubjecttoextendedreviews,whichmayresultinreviewtimesofupto7daysorlongerinexceptionalcases.GotoUpdateorunpublishyourapp tolearnmoreaboutStandardpublishing. Managedpublishing:Updatestoexistingappsareprocessedasusual.Afterit'sapproved,youcontrolexactlywhenthechangesarepublished.GotoControlwhenappchangesarepublishedwithmanagedpublishingtolearnmore. Important:Topublishupdates,workwithyouraccountownertodecidewhichofthefollowingpermissionsyouneed: Releasetoproduction,excludedevices,andusePlayAppSigning Releaseappstotestingtracks Managetestingtracksandedittesterlists PublishGooglePlaygamesservicesprojects Createandpublishprivateappstoyourorganization Relatedcontent LearnmoreaboutlaunchingyourapporgameintheAcademyforAppSuccess. Discoverhowto controlwhenappchangesarepublishedwithmanagedpublishing. 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