I see so many stranded new app publishers in this sub, and I feel like most of them are almost about to surrender.
This post is about not only a show off, but to encourage those new devs and app publishers to give their best.
I pushed an update to one of my apps some day ago (Oct 3rd) and the results are kinda amazing.
So, keep improving your apps!
This is the first app review I got from my app that has a free version. I'm not french speaker, so I don't know what that comment means, all I understand is 1 star. Is this worth reporting, or if I need to reply, what to even reply to this?
For context, the app has VERY generous free tier, paid tier only $1.5 / $2.5 per month, it's local-only, and I don't track user app usage, because I don't feel the need to even do so.
I have <5 subscriptions already, uploaded it and got approved on Aug 30.
I launched Vyro in March, and I've been iterating the app to make it the best I could in the fitness market (I know it's a saturated market, but I wanted to make my own app that could be used by millions in the world).
My latest screenshots are the ones shown in the image, and I added a video preview that shows the core functionalities of the app.
So far in the whole year I've had 3 subscriptions, but in Google Play, and I'm so happy about it. But obviously I want to increase my numbers worldwide
Your help would be really appreciated, guys.
Thank you!!!
Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cryptoniar.vyroapp
23 days it took for a new publication. 6 Days so far for the next update... Still waiting, while Google users are waiting. Huawei devices have had 4 updates since.
Google is terrible.
I'm having trouble getting users in my Google group to opt into my test programme.
I've set the group as the source of my testers in play console but when I share the link with them, it just shows an app unavailable screen.
I've been able to successfully opt in and download the app with my secondary Google account so it seems to have worked at some point.
All publishing changes have been submitted etc, the closed test track is active.
I don't know what else I need to do?
Does having an internal test track open have any bearing on this? Clutching at straws, really!
Any advice or insights would be great.
This is my first production aab release it pass 1 day and still in review state. How many time it will take ?
Hi everyone,
I've had a Google Play developer account for years. It's an individual account, and the identity payments profile under "About you" is also individual.
When I set up the merchant payments profile used for payouts, I picked "Organization" by mistake, even though every detail on it is my own personal name and address. I've never had a registered company or a VAT number.
In the past Google asked me to verify this same merchant profile and accepted my government ID. Now a new verification request asks for a VAT attribution certificate or a company registration document, which I simply don't have because no company exists.
According to the help pages, a payments profile can't be switched from Organization to Individual, and the merchant profile can't be unlinked from the developer account. So I'm stuck: there's a significant balance pending on the profile, and the account has apps with active users and subscriptions that I really don't want to lose.
I contacted support and opened a ticket more than a week ago, but I still haven't received any reply.
Has anyone been through this? Is there a way to get support to fix the profile type, or to verify it as an individual like before?
Thanks.
Took me 14 days to get my first app reviewed and approved but after that initial wait updates are super fast! It took under an hour for them to approve my first update.
So guys just keep hope with the long wait times for new apps, because once it’s approved it will be much much faster going forward.
App Name
Home Share
One-Line Description
A shared-flat app that splits expenses only between the roommates involved, keeps live balances, and organizes chores in the same place.
What It Does / Key Features
- Selective expense splitting: choose exactly which roommates take part in each expense. Someone was away? Exclude them with one tap.
- Receipt photos: attach a photo of the receipt to every expense so everyone can see where each number comes from.
- Live balances: see who owes who in real time, with no daily limits and no complicated formulas.
- Chores and cleaning rotations: assign tasks to each member of the flat and keep the turns up to date.
- Quick setup and sync: create your home in seconds, invite roommates with a private invitation code, and everything syncs in the cloud across devices.
- Built-in chat and notifications: talk with your roommates without leaving the app, and get alerts when new expenses are added or chores are completed.
Who It's For
Roommates, students, couples and families sharing a home who want clear accounts and fewer arguments about money and cleaning.
Cost
- Pricing model: Free
- Prices & billing period: Free, supported by a single small banner ad at the bottom of the screen
- Current promotions / giveaways: None
Links
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.julinhodev.homeshare
Additional Notes
I'm the solo developer, built with Kotlin and Firebase. Honest and constructive feedback is very welcome: what's confusing, what's missing, and what would make you use it with your own roommates.
Hi everyone,
I'm currently waiting for a Google Play Closed Testing release to be approved, and it's been over 12 hours so far.
What makes this unusual is that before this submission, my previous 20 releases were all approved within about an hour.
Nothing significant has changed in my release process, so I'm trying to understand whether this is a broader issue or just something affecting my app.
Has anyone else experienced unusually long review times recently for Closed Testing releases?
Thanks.
Hey everyone,
I’m currently working on monetization for a few casual mobile games and trying to improve my AdMob revenue.
I’m particularly interested in increasing eCPM without destroying fill rate or hurting retention by showing too many ads.
Right now I’m looking into things like:
For developers who are already getting decent traffic:
What actually made the biggest difference to your eCPM/revenue?
- Did mediation noticeably increase your revenue compared with using AdMob alone?
- Also, which networks are currently performing best for you for rewarded ads and interstitials?
I'm especially interested in experiences with traffic from the US and Western Europe.
Would love to hear actual numbers/results if anyone is comfortable sharing them (e.g. before/after eCPM or ARPDAU).
Thanks!
Google play sent me this like its supposed to mean anything to me. Do you find this info helpful as an android developer?
Would be better if they improve transparency of their moderation & review processes & increase compliance with the commitments they made with UK CMA
Also guys please check out and sign up with Coalition of App Fairness as they taking steps towards improving things for UK developers (we hope...)
This is the 3rd one in a row where people left 5 stars, what can we do about this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benjaminadams.clickbait
