Internal app sharing | Google Play Console (original) (raw)
Quickly share app bundles and APKs with your internal team using a link
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- Iterate on early stages of your app
Save time by uploading test builds and generate a downloadable link without needing access to the production or upload key - Re-use existing version codes
Your version codes don't need to be unique, and you can even upload debuggable artifacts - Control who accesses
Manage access with an email allow list or allow anyone with the link to download
Best practices
- Add internal colleagues as authorized testers or make your app available to anyone with a link
- If an app isn’t available for a user on Google Play, then they won’t be able to download it using internal app testing. For testers to be able to download your internal app, they need to have access to your app’s store listing on Google Play.
- If you've reached the maximum number of testers (100) with your internal app sharing link, generate a new download link to share with additional testers by uploading the same app bundle or APK
- Generate a new internal app sharing link once the 60 day expiration has passed by uploading the same app bundle or APK and generating a new link
Find out more
- Learn how to use internal app sharing Find out more about internal app sharing and how to use it Learn more
- Test with internal app sharing Learn how to test using internal app sharing Learn more
- Control who accesses Get started with internal app sharing by uploading your test build Get started
- Android app bundles and test build sharing Watch this talk from Google I/O '19 to learn about customizable delivery and test builds Watch video
"With the internal app sharing, our productivity increased in both dev and QA side."
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Quickly share test builds with colleagues and your QA team through a downloadable link