{"slug":"google-play-testing","title":"Google Play testing","summary":"Send an App Bundle to Play's internal testing track, add testers, and meet Google's closed-testing rule before production.","body":"Google Play has several testing tracks. FluxNative uploads to **internal testing**, which is the fastest: no review and up to 100 testers.\n\n## Before you start\n\n- The Google Play account is connected. See [Connect store accounts](/docs/connect-store-accounts).\n- The app exists in Play Console with the same package name as the project. See [Store readiness checklist](/docs/store-readiness).\n- The app has a finished App Bundle. See [Android builds](/docs/android-builds).\n\n## Send the build\n\n1. Open **Build**, choose **Android**, and find the finished **AAB**.\n2. Click **Send to Play**.\n3. FluxNative uploads the bundle and creates a completed internal release named after the version and build number. The release in **Publish**, **Releases** moves to **available for testing**.\n\n## The very first upload\n\nFor a new Play app, Google may insist that the first bundle is uploaded in Play Console before the API accepts uploads. If **Send to Play** fails on a brand-new app, download the AAB from the Build panel, upload it once in Play Console under internal testing, and use **Send to Play** from then on.\n\n## Add testers\n\n1. In Play Console, open the app, then **Test and release**, **Testing**, **Internal testing**.\n2. Under **Testers**, create an email list and add your testers.\n3. Copy the opt-in link and send it to them. They accept, then install from the Play Store.\n\n## Closed testing before production\n\nPersonal developer accounts created recently must run a **closed test** with at least 12 opted-in testers for 14 days before Google lets them apply for production. FluxNative cannot recruit testers. Plan this early; it is often the longest step of a first Android release.\n\nNext: [Production release](/docs/production-release).","sectionSlug":"publish","sectionTitle":"Publish to stores","updatedAt":"2026-09-23T22:51:25.250Z","previous":{"slug":"testflight","title":"Release to TestFlight"},"next":{"slug":"store-listing","title":"Store listing"}}