I want to get version of my app that is currently on Google Market. Is there any way to get it except for parsing it from the webpage?
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I'm using Google Play Store to distribute an app.
For a certain issue, I would like to install an OLDER version of my app to one of the client's device.
I'm struggling to do so, is there any way to do that?
No matter how and which "testing" method I apply, Google Play automatically shows the HIGHEST version of the app which is the "release" version ignoring the old test versions.
Creating an APK would be NO way because I need Google Play's own signature in the apk to make things work (to test the things we would like to)
Is there any way at all to distribute my OLDER app version from Google Play store?
(By the way Google's testing methods are inexpressibly unusable even apart from this problem. You never see what really happens, you cannot really manage the testing channels the GUI is miserable the notification email is late the testing is slow and painful you don't see the version number in the Google Play Store, there are like 3 methods to do so and the difference between them is not self explaining, I give 1 start to the developers who made these parts of Google Play I hope they read this.)
Thanks in advance.
From Google Play Console go to App bundle explorer
Then choose the version you want to install
Go to Downloads tab
click on Copy sharable link
install it from you device using this link
Note: the device's Google Play account should be an internal tester and enable internal testing from Google Play on this device.
I've sucessfully connected my app account with Console Developers Play Store and AppCenter
Inside Appcenter dashboard I have:
AppName => Distribute -> stores haves 3 ways to distribute app version
Production
Beta
Alpha.
I've created into PlayStore an Alpha Internal Track... But it does not show in AppCenter... How can I publish from App Center to Play Store with a Private Internal Alpha Version
I was wondering the same and asked the question through Intercom. Here is Anvesh's answer:
Hi there, thank you for contacting us!
Right now, Google APIs don't expose a way to get to the Test/Customized tracks.
Our Team is having a close watch on those API changes so AppCenter can support them.
Until the APIs themselves don't expose these, I'm afraid we're helpless.
I am building a Google Assistant application but would like to restrict the app from ever exiting. Meaning I just want the experience to be my app. This isn't a public facing app, its personal and on a custom device, like a Raspberry Pi.
As far as I know there's no official way to do it that way but there is a trick you can use using the gActions CLI by running:
$ gactions preview --action_package mypackage.json --preview_mins 420
I'm not sure how far you can push the preview time though. You can find more details here
I've recently posted my Android app to Chrome Web Store using ARC Welder, and wondering about how I can make it a paid app.
Currently, for Android, I have a free version and an "unlocker" as a separate app on Google Play. The user installs the free version first, and then if he/she decides to "go pro", he/she purchases and installs the "unlocker" which talks to the free versions and activates it into "pro" mode.
So my questions:
When packaging an Android app with ARC, it runs on its own, so there is no way to have a second app ("unlocker") running in the same Android "sandbox", correct?
Is it possible for an Android / ARC app to access "purchased" state via Google Play APIs, say for checking if the user purchased the "unlocker" app on Android?
I assume that the answer is "no", at least for now:
https://developer.chrome.com/apps/getstarted_arc
Since ARC is in Beta, it doesn't support all of Google Play Services yet.
However, here are some available APIs:
Auth (OAuth2)
GCM
Google+ sign-in
Maps
Location
Ads
I don't see licensing APIs here.
I found these links on monetizing Chrome apps:
https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/money
https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/payments-iap
Even if this also applies to Chrome OS (not sure), it seems to require JavaScript coding to talk Chrome Webstore APIs. Is it possible to access those from inside the Android ARC sandbox?
Are there better options that I'm missing?
None? Should I just wait until Android ARC is fleshed out more and hope that it includes support for paid apps?
The direct answers are:
1) You can bundle up two APKs so they both run in the same sandbox. But only one of them is launched as "your app". It is free to then launch or otherwise use the second APK as it sees fit.
2) But as you noticed, there is no way to easily check for a purchase/license right now.
Your best bet may be to wait for the Google Play Services license APIs to be implemented.
I am trying to fetch the uninstalls number from Google Play developer console using an API. My question is does an official API exist?