Questions tagged [google-play-console]
Google play console is for Android developers who wish for publishing their built Android apps to Google Play
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How to remove application from app listings on Android Developer Console
Is there any way to unpublish and then permanently remove an application from the list of applications on Android Developer Console?
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Flutter: upgrade the version code for play store
I have published an application on the play store with flutter, now I want to upload a new version of the application. I am trying to change the version code with:
flutter build apk --build-name=1.0....
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Google App is Published on Internal Test Track but Can't Be Found/Downloaded
I've successfully completed the publishing process for an APK to the Internal Test Track.
But when I try to view the App for download on the Google Play Store using the "VIEW ON GOOGLE PLAY" link in ...
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Is my app or its dependencies violating the Android Advertising Id policy?
I've just received this message from Google Play but I'm not collecting the Advertising ID.
Reason for warning: Violation of Usage of Android Advertising ID
policy and section 4.8 of the ...
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Version code 1 has already been used. Try another version code
I am uploading new app bundle to play console and it is saying after uploading Version code 1 has already been used. Try another version code.
I have changed version number in pubspec.yaml from ...
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Remove APK from library in Google Play Developer Console
Is there a way to remove an APK from the library in the Google Play Developer Console?
To make sure: I don't mean to revert to an earlier version or unpublish an app, but to remove it from the list ...
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Action requested: Declare your Ad ID permission
Today i have got this email:
Last July, we announced Advertising policy changes to help bolster
security and privacy. We added new restrictions on identifiers used by
apps that target children. When ...
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Android Releases in the Google Play Store: Where is the Opt-in URL?
I am working to publish a private, internal release for our app in the Google Play Store. I'm getting a message saying "An opt-in link will be available here when you publish your app", but I don't ...
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You uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle which has an activity, activity alias, service or broadcast receiver with intent filter, but without the 'an
Issue: You uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle which has an activity, activity alias, service, or broadcast receiver with intent filter, but without the 'android: exported' property set. This file ...
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New release stuck at "Ready to send for review" after play store removed the app [closed]
My app was recently removed from the play store for missing the privacy policy inside the app.
APK REQUIRES VALID PRIVACY POLICY
Your app is uploading users' Primary Account information to **********...
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Cannot remove "Internal test track" build from Google Play Console
I've been developing my first app for work and am having trouble removing an earlier version from the Google Play Console.
My first release was version 2, which I released on the Internal Test track, ...
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Play Store warning: You must complete the advertising ID declaration before you can release an app that targets Android 13 (API 33)
I am trying to release a Flutter based Android app to the Play Store.
When I review my release in Play Store console, I have the following warning:
You must complete the advertising ID declaration ...
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Google Play: Can't RELEASE TO PRODUCTION because "a draft release in production already", what to do? [closed]
I am trying to release a new version of my app at Google Play Console.
I have one version which I didn't release and then I uploaded a new one to Beta that I want to release.
When I press on the "...
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How many users have got the updated app version
I have recently pushed a new version of an Android App to the play store, and would like to see how many of our users have managed to get the update already.
There seems to be stats for days on the ...
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How remove an update of published application in Google Play Console
I published the wrong update for an app on the play store by the new Play Developer Console.
I need to rollback my update, simply REMOVING it and re-publishing the previous version.
I cannot ...
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Warning: App must target Android 13 (API level 33) or higher. It does
I received the following warning from Google Play Console that our app does not meet the minimum target API level. However, it does and below is the code for it:
defaultConfig {
// TODO: ...
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Uploading Android App Bundle to Google Play Console - key signing error
I'm trying to upload a brand new .aab file to the Google Play Console, but keep getting this error:
Upload failed
You uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle that is signed
with a key that is ...
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Service account doesn't show up in Google Play Console after creation
From my Google Play console I linked a project. Then I created a service account. Still, when refreshing the console, it still says "There are no service accounts associated with your project."
Waited ...
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Google Play Console: "You have not completed a government apps declaration."
I am submitting an update of my app on Google Play Console.
I get the following message:
You have not completed a government apps declaration.
What does that mean and what should I do?
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'Start Rollout to Production' button disabled
I'm trying to release an app to the Google Play store. I've gone through all the required steps in the Google Play Console (play.google.com/apps/publish)
But when I click App Releases on the left, ...
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"Couldn't upload. Try again." error on Google Play Console
When I try to upload my Android App Bundle to the Google Play Console, I get this generic error message saying "Couldn't upload. Try again.".
I've already tried:
making sure my versionName ...
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You must let us know whether your app is a COVID-19 contact tracing or status app on App on Play Store
I want to publish the app to Play Store. But when reviewing the release I got an error like this. But there is no solution or documentation to read more about the error.
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What permissions do I need to access "API Access" in Google Play console?
If I go to API Access section of Google Play it says that I need permission. I want to know what permission I need to ask the owner for. I've looked at the available permissions and none seem to match ...
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Delete a Closed Track in Google Play Console
In the App Releases page of the Google Play Console, how do you delete a closed track?
There is a Manage button for the track but no obvious way of deleting it from the page which appears.
I have ...
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Where can I find crash feedback from users in the Google Play Console?
When a crash occurs in an application installed via the Google Play app, user's have the option to Send Feedback.
A user can optional write feedback to describe the problem they have encountered and ...
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Unity Export Android 64-bit
I've been trying to upload .abb to the google play console. When I upload it, it gives me this error:
This release is not compliant with the Google Play 64-bit requirement
The following APKs or App ...
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"You must have account hold and restore implemented in your app by November 1, 2020." -what does this message mean in Google Play Console? [closed]
There is a message on top of the Dashboard of my every app in Google Play Console saying:
You must have account hold and restore implemented in your app by November 1, 2020. Subscription pause and ...
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Does firebase app data collection need to be declared in Data Safety Form of Play Console?
Google has recently updated its play console Data Safety Form. It requires filling out the data collected and shared by the app. Is the data collected by the firebase or crashlytics is needed to ...
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Promoting release from "Internal test" track to production
There is a possibility to promote Alpha/Beta releases to production with a single click of a button, but for some reason "Internal test" track doesn't have "Release to production" button and only "...
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Google App Developer: Change Default Language of App
I just published my first application on Google Play and I accidentally chose the wrong language as default language for my application. I set "German", though my app is actually in English.
I can't ...
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Where in the Google Play Console can I see the Android version distribution of my app?
In the old Play Console, I was able to see what Android versions the users of my app have, like explained here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/55246731/5428154
How can I do this in the new (November 2020)...
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New Google play console - managed publishing for first app release issue for multiple release at a time
I have put the same build (v1.0.0) build for review in both Alpha testing review and as well as production review while managing publishing to save time for the review process. Both reviews are ...
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Internal test track set as inactive on Google Play Console
I uploaded and published an app for internal testing, yet the play store console shows it as inactive. It also is not showing up on the App Store even though my email is included as a tester, and I've ...
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Google Play Console - Publish only certain changes with managed publishing
I have an app that has been reviewed by Google and is ready to be published. Managed publishing is turned on. However, I am not quite ready to release it to the public yet. In the meanwhile, I would ...
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Remove obsolete beta version from Google Play
About two years ago I published a version of one of my apps as a beta testing version for a limited number of users, using the "Beta" version in Google Play Developer Console. I didn't promote that ...
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Google Play console Warning : unknow validation VALIDATE_APP_MESSAGE_ICON_NOT_UNIFORM
When I tried to upload a bundle to the Alpha channel on the Google Play console it shows to me this warning:
The warning is shown after uploading mapping and native-debug-symbols files.
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An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later. (3200000)
Can anyone is facing issue in Manage release in Google play store?
When I try to upload an app in production track. It's not opening. I am getting this error.
An unexpected error occurred. Please try ...
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signal 5 (SIGTRAP), code 1 (TRAP_BRKPT) relating to webview.apk
I'm receiving a handful of crash reports in my Play Console with the following title:
signal 5 (SIGTRAP), code 1 (TRAP_BRKPT)
webview.apk
and the following detail:
backtrace:
native: pc ...
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Invalid SplitApkBundle. The bundle targets unknown languages: [gr]. google play console
Android app bundle upload failed with error
Invalid SplitApkBundle. The bundle targets unknown languages: [gr]
Android Studio version 3.5
I tried
Clean & rebuild
Invalidate cache/restart
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How to invite Google Play Console internal testers
Releasing an app on Play Console has several release steps: internal testing > closed alpha > open beta > production
I'm in internal testing phase, but no one on my testers list has been given an ...
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Release error is coming Check for errors on the Permissions Declaration Form (play store error)
It is showing this error
here is my permissions
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission....
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Can't publish initial build of app in Google Play Console
When I try to publish a release in the Google Play Console, I constantly get this error:
Your app cannot be published yet. Complete the steps listed on the Dashboard.
And yes, I have indeed completed ...
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New Google Play Console: where to upload mapping.txt?
I can't figure out where to upload mapping.txt in the new Google Play Console.
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This release does not add or remove any APKs or App Bundles
In google play console app publish problem.
First time that i'm using google play for publish my app. Also shows app status: production, update status: in review. But not find at google play. Now ...
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Google Play error when uploading Flutter app debuggable
I've been using Google Play app signing, Flutter and VS Code without problems for a while now but since yesterday, every release build for every single Flutter project I'm working on keeps hitting an ...
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Error on uploading app to play console- "Upload failed The Android App Bundle was not signed ."
When I upload the signed bundle of the app to play store it gives an error-
"Upload failed
The Android App Bundle was not signed."
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How to republish an app after unpublishing it?
I recently unpublished my app. Now I'm not able to find the option for republishing it. I've tried incrementing the version number and re-uploading.
Note: This question was asked for older Play ...
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App is not compliant with how REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES permission is allowed
I got this email from google play after updating my app build with flutter :
After a recent review, we found that your app is not compliant with one or more of our Developer Program Policies. See ...
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Google Play Console warning you need to add physical address in account details
Each time I upload a new release, in the Google play console I get this warning that says "You need to add physical address in account details" , I do not understand where I should add this ...
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Google Play blank screen loading forever Internal Testing and Public Alpha track
There's no crash in Logcat.
Both releases were created 24 hours ago.
Public Alpha (closed) track
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mm9DKDDyqkfb4Y6S6
Internal Testing track
https://photos.app.goo.gl/...
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