Set up your test

After payment, follow the steps to add our testers to your closed-testing track.

How do you want to add the testers?
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Step 1 of 3

Join our testers group

Open the link and click “Join group”:

https://groups.google.com/g/apptester-testers
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Before you click

Join the group with the same Google account you use in the Play Console. With another email, the group won't show up in your test settings.

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Not sure which account that is?

Go to play.google.com/console and check which email is signed in.

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Step 2 of 3

Add the group in the Play Console

  1. 1Go to play.google.com/console
  2. 2Click your app
  3. 3In the side menu, go to “Test and release” → “Closed testing”
  4. 4Click “Manage track”
  5. 5Under “Testers”, click the “Google Groups” tab
  6. 6Add the group email (below)
  7. 7Scroll down and click “Save”
  8. 8Top right, click “Send for review”
Group email
apptester-testers@googlegroups.com
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Can't find the “Closed testing” menu?

You haven't created a testing track yet. Let us know and we'll help you create it.

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Group not showing in the list?

Make sure you joined the group with the same account as the Play Console (Step 1).

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Step 3 of 3

Wait for Google's review

After you send it for review, Google runs an automatic review that can take from 15 minutes to a few hours. Nothing else to do — just wait.

When the status changes to “Published”, let us know and we'll validate and start the tests. ✅
Stuck on any step? Send us a screenshot on WhatsApp and we'll help right away.