- Google has lowered the number of people who have to test an Android app before it can be released on the Play Store.
- Now, a minimum of 12 people have to test an Android app for 14 days before it can be released.
- This requirement still only applies to developers who want to release apps using a personal account created after November 13, 2023.
Before releasing an Android app on the Google Play Store, developers are required to test their app with a number of different users. This became a requirement late last year when Google implemented a rule that forced developers to test their apps with a minimum of 20 people over a 14 day period. A lot of indie app developers complained about this rule as they felt that it was too much of a burden. Fortunately, Google has heard these complaints and has quietly relaxed the rule a bit.
In an update to the support page outlining Google Play’s app testing requirements, Google says that developers who have a personal account created after November 13, 2023 must run a closed test of their app with a minimum of 12 testers over a 14 day period. Previously, the page said that developers with personal accounts had to run a closed test with a minimum of 20 testers over the same period.