Both versions and beta versions on Google Play

Question

I published the application in Google Play mode in production mode. Now I have a new version that I want to release in beta for my limited number of private beta users. Is it possible to have both of them? that is, version 1.0 in production mode and version 1.1 in beta mode? Or should I support another beta application (which is not convenient, since I need to change the package names).

Answer 1

you can have both, technically you can have 4 apks available to users, and depending on other requirements there may be even more.

Alpha alpha testers who choose can test it

Beta testers who can select a test may differ from alpha

Staged Rollout - Percentage of Users Available to Download

Production - All Users or Latest Version

https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/3131213?hl=en

Answer 2

Yes, you can have both. Google game does not limit

Answer 3

Is it possible to have both of them?

Yes. They can be circumvented.

However

i.e. version 1.0 in production mode and version 1.1 in beta mode?

It prioritizes the larger version code. So if your version code is in versions 1.0 and 1.1 in beta, then what you see in the Play Store will be in beta. Regardless of whether it is Open Beta Testing or Community . Didn't try Closed Beta

Or should I support another beta application (which is not convenient as I need to change the package names)

In my case, I already have the application in Production, until I decided to add products to the application, so I downloaded the version of the application in beta. It turns out that he has the same package name as in the Play Store. What I did was deactivate the product first and disable the beta. When the application is ready, upload it to Production and activate the product.

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