You joined the testers' group, but the test link still fails

What you see

You joined the Peerbeta testers' Google group, but the test link shows “App not available”, or the Play Store says “Item not found”.

Why

When you join the group, Google takes a while to let you into the tests that use it. Google doesn't publish how long this takes, so nobody can give you an exact wait.

What to do

1. Check that you joined the group with the Google account you use with Peerbeta, and that the Play Store on your phone uses the same one.
2. Wait a little, then tap “Become a tester” again in the tester app.
3. Once you're a tester, get the app from Google Play, then come back and tap “Open the app”.
4. Watch the time: you have 48 hours from the invitation to install the app and open it from the tester app. After that, the seat goes to someone else, with no penalty.
5. Still failing much later? Write to us from Help in the tester app.

What Peerbeta does

When a tester joined the group less than a day before the link failed, the diagnosis tells the developer the delay is probably on Google's side, so nobody changes a setup that works.