Share app bundles and APKs internally - Play Console Help

Starting August 2021, new apps are required to publish with the Android App ... to testing tracks permission, you're authorized to upload APKs for internal ... SkiptomaincontentShareappbundlesandAPKsinternally StartingAugust2021,newappsarerequiredtopublishwiththeAndroidAppBundleonGooglePlay.Newappslargerthan150MBcanuseeitherPlayAssetDeliveryorPlayFeatureDelivery. Toknowmore,readTheFutureofAndroidAppBundlesishere,ontheAndroidDevelopersBlog. Withinternalappsharing,youcanquicklyshareanappbundleorAPKwithyourinternalteamandtestersbyuploadinganappbundleorAPKontheinternalappsharinguploadpage andgeneratingalink.Whensharingyourappthisway,youcanrestrictaccesstoemaillistsonly orallowanyonewhomyousharethelinkwithtodownload. Beforeyoustart Beforeuploadingfilesforinternalappsharing,herearesomeimportantthingstoknow: IfyouhavetheReleaseappstotestingtrackspermission,you’reauthorizedtouploadAPKsforinternalsharingbydefault. Versioncodesdon'tneedtobeneworunique,andyoucanreuseversioncodesforappbundlesorAPKsthatyou’resharing. YoucanuploadandsharedebuggableAPKs. Uploadedartifactsforinternalappsharingaren’tshowninyourappbundleexplorer,norcantheybeincludedinreleasesontestingorproductiontracks. Uploadedartifactsforinternalappsharingcanbesignedwithanykey,anddon’tneedtobesignedwithaproductionoruploadkey.They’reautomaticallyre-signedwithanInternalAppSharingkey,whichisautomaticallycreatedforyourappbyGoogle. Youcanshareaninternalappsharinglinkwithasmanyusersasyouwant,butamaximumof100userswillbeabletodownloadyourappusingthelink. Downloadlinksexpire60daysaftertheuploaddate. Uploadandshareapps Uploadandshareappsfortesting Afteryou’resignedintoaGoogleAccountthathasbeenaddedasanauthorizeduploader,visittheinternalappsharinguploadpage. SelectUpload. Typeaversionnametohelpyouandyourtestersidentifyyourapp,orusetheassignedversionnamefromyourAPKorappbundle. SelectConfirmupload. NexttotheuploadedappbundleorAPK,clickthecopyicontocopytheapp’sURLtoyourclipboard. Sharethedownloadlinkwithyourtesters. Addauthorizeduploadersandtesters Addauthorizeduploaders Option1:Createanewlistofauthorizeduploaders Open PlayConsole. Selectanapp. Ontheleftmenu,selectRelease>Internaltesting>Internalappsharing. OntheUploadersandtesterstab,scrolltothe“Manageuploaders”sectionandselectCreateemaillist. Typeanametoidentifyyourlistofuploaders. Youcanusethesamelistforfuturetestsonanyofyourapps. AddemailaddressesseparatedbycommasorselectUploadCSVfile.IfyouuseaCSVfile,puteachemailaddressonitsownlinewithoutanycommas. IfyouuploadaCSVfileaftertypinginemailaddresses,itwilloverwriteanyemailaddressesyou'veadded. Authorizeduploadersdon’thavetobeusersofyourPlayConsoleaccount. SelectSavechanges. Selectthecheckboxnexttothenameofthelist(s)youwanttouse. Note:Ifyoucreatealistofemailaddresses,youcanreusethesamelistwhenaddingauthorizeduploaders,downloaders,andtestersfortestingtracksonyourGooglePlaydeveloperaccount. Option2:Useanexistinglistofauthorizeduploaders Open PlayConsole. Selectanapp. Ontheleftmenu,selectRelease>Internaltesting>Internalappsharing. OntheUploadersandtesterstab,scrolltothe“Manageuploaders”sectionandselectthecheckboxnexttothenameofthelist(s)youwanttouse. Addauthorizedtesters Important:Afteraddingauthorizedtesters,provideyourtesterswithinstructionsonhowtoturnoninternalappsharing. Option1:Makeyourappavailabletoanyonewithalink Open PlayConsole. Selectanapp. Ontheleftmenu,selectRelease>Internaltesting>Internalappsharing. OntheUploadersandtesterstab,scrolltothe“Managetesters”sectionandcheckthattheoption“Anyoneyousharedthelinkwithcandownload”isselected(itshouldbeselectedbydefault). Option2:Createanewlistofauthorizedtesters Signinto PlayConsole. Selectanapp. Ontheleftmenu,selectDevelopmenttools>Internalappsharing. Selectthe“Authorizedtesters”tab. Under“Linkavailability,”selectEmaillists. ClickCreatelist. Typeanametoidentifyyourlistoftesters.Youcanusethesamelistforfuturetestsonanyofyourapps. AddemailaddressesseparatedbycommasorclickUploadnewCSVfile.IfyouuseaCSVfile,puteachemailaddressonitsownlinewithoutanycommas. Note:IfyouuploadaCSVfileaftertypinginemailaddresses,itwilloverwriteanyemailaddressesyou'veadded ClickSave. Selectthecheckboxnexttothenameofthelist(s)thatyouwanttouse. Note:Ifyoucreatealistofemailaddresses,youcanreusethesamelistwhenaddingauthorizeduploaders,downloaders,andtestersfortestingtracksonyourGooglePlaydeveloperaccount. Open PlayConsole. Selectanapp. Ontheleftmenu,selectRelease>Internaltesting>Internalappsharing. SelecttheEmailliststab.  Nextto“Downloaders,”selectCreateemaillist. Typeanametoidentifyyourlistofdownloaders. Youcanusethesamelistforfuturetestsonanyofyourapps. AddemailaddressesseparatedbycommasorselectUploadCSVfile.IfyouuseaCSVfile,puteachemailaddressonitsownlinewithoutanycommas. IfyouuploadaCSVfileaftertypinginemailaddresses,itwilloverwriteanyemailaddressesyou'veadded. Authorizeduploadersdon’thavetobeusersofyourPlayConsoleaccount. SelectSavechanges. Selectthecheckboxnexttothenameofthelist(s)thatyouwanttouse. Note:Ifyoucreatealistofemailaddresses,youcanreusethesamelistwhenaddingauthorizeduploaders,downloaders,andtestersfortestingtracksonyourGooglePlaydeveloperaccount. Option3:Useanexistinglistofauthorizedtesters Open PlayConsole. Selectanapp. Ontheleftmenu,selectRelease>Internaltesting>Internalappsharing. SelecttheEmailliststab.  Nextto“Downloaders,”selectthecheckboxnexttothenameofthelist(s)thatyouwanttouse. Howauthorizedtestersturnoninternalappsharing Beforeauthorizedtesterscandownloadappsusinginternalappsharing,theyneedtoturnoninternalappsharingontheirGooglePlayStoreapp. OpentheGooglePlayStoreapp . Tap Menu >Settings. Inthe“About”section,tapthePlayStoreversion7times. AftertheInternalappsharingsettingappears,taptheswitchtoturnoninternalappsharing. TapTurnon. Downloadcertificates Tousetheirservices,someAPIprovidersrequestacertificatetopairwithanapp’spackagename.AfteryouuploadanAPKtotheinternalappsharinguploadpageforthefirsttime, PlayConsolegeneratesacertificatethat’susedforeachofyouruploadsforthatapp.EveryAPKisresignedwiththistestcertificate,regardlessofwhichcertificateyouusedtosignyourapp. Todownloadyourtestcertificate: Open PlayConsole. Selectanapp. Ontheleftmenu,selectRelease>Internaltesting>Internalappsharing. OntheUploadersandtesterstab,scrolltothe“Internaltestcertificate”section. SelectDownloadcertificate. Ifyouneedindividualcertificatefingerprints,clickthecopyiconnexttothetypeofcertificatetocopyittoyourclipboard. Troubleshootissues Ifyouexperienceissueswhenusinginternalappsharing,hereareafewwaystofixthem: Userisn’taninternalappsharingtester Ifyourtestersarehavingissuesdownloadingyourinternalapp,makesurethatyou’veaddedthemasanauthorizedtesterormadeyourappavailabletoanyonewithalink. Appunavailablefortesters Ifanappisn’tavailableforauseronGooglePlay,thentheywon’tbeabletodownloaditusinginternalapptesting.Fortesterstobeabletodownloadyourinternalapp,theyneedtohaveaccesstoyourapp’sstorelistingonGooglePlay. Hereareacoupleofexamplesofwhyaninternalappwouldn’tbeavailableforausertodownload: Anappisn’tdistributedinauser’scountry. Anappisn’tpublishedtoproduction,orit’sonlypublishedtoatestingtrackthatauserdoesn’thaveaccessto. Maximumnumberoftestersdownloadedyourapp Ifyoushareaninternalappsharinglinkwithmanyusers,youcanreachthemaximumnumberofusers(100)whocandownloadyourappthroughasinglelink. Toshareyourappwithmoreusersusingalink,uploadthesame appbundleorAPK,andyou’llreceiveanewdownloadlink.Upto100userscandownloadyourappthrougheachuniquelink. Downloadlinkhasexpired Ifthelinktodownloadyourinternalappexpires,uploadthesameappbundleorAPK againtoreceiveanewlink. Wasthishelpful?Howcanweimproveit?YesNoSubmitNeedmorehelp?SigninforadditionalsupportoptionstoquicklysolveyourissueSignintruePlayConsoleHelpSetupanopen,closed,orinternaltestRunA/BtestsonyourstorelistingUseapre-launchreporttoidentifyissuesUnderstandyourpre-launchreportDeobfuscateorsymbolicatecrashstacktracesViewreports,statistics,andinsightsTestin-appbillingwithapplicationlicensingReviewperformancealertsShareappbundlesandAPKsinternallyViewyourapp’sdownloadandinstallsizesSearchClearsearchClosesearchGoogleappsMainmenuSearchHelpCentertrue92637false