How the 14 days are counted

Google wants at least 12 testers opted in for the 14 days before you apply, without a break. Peerbeta counts each tester's days from their verified install and gives an eligibility date with one day of margin.

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Written By JordanLast updated 1 hour ago

Google's rule

A personal developer account created after 13 November 2023 needs a closed test before production. When you apply, at least 12 testers must be opted in, and they must have been opted in continuously for the 14 days before. A tester who leaves and comes back starts again from zero.

How Peerbeta counts

  • Day 1 is the day of the verified install: the first time the tester opens the app from the tester app.
  • Each following day is validated by the first opening from the tester app that day.
  • A day without an opening stays missed. After 3 days without one, the seat is at risk; after 4, it's lost.
  • While a test is paused, no day counts and nothing expires. Days pick up where they stopped.

Peerbeta counts from the install, which comes after the opt-in. For testers, that means one thing: open the app from the tester app every day, even for a minute.

The eligibility date

It's the day the 12th tester still in the test reaches 14 days from their install, plus one day of margin. Peerbeta updates it with each install and shows it on the test page. Apply on that date or later. The decision then belongs to Google.

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