The app doesn't show up in Play Store search
An app in closed testing never appears in Play Store search. Always go through the test link, from the tester app.
What you see
You type the app's name in the Play Store search and find nothing, or only other apps.
Why
That's expected. Google says that before an open test or a production release, testers can't find the app by searching Google Play. The developer has to share a link, and Peerbeta gives it to you.
What to do
- Open the tester app and choose the test.
- Tap “Become a tester” and confirm with the Google account you use with Peerbeta.
- Tap “Open Google Play” to reach the app's page, then install the app.
- Come back to the tester app and tap “Open the app”.
On the following days, keep opening the app from the tester app rather than from search or your home screen: that opening is what validates each day of the test.
What Peerbeta does
The tester app always gives you the links in the right order: first the test link that makes you a tester, then the app's page in Google Play. You never need search.
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