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I have my app to distribute only on USA but I need to test the store version using the beta testing but if I'm outside of USA I can't install it, even if I´m a beta tester.
How can I do this?
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Did you find a workable solution to this problem in the end? – Jan 26 '16 at 10:29
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Nope, Im using fabric for testing releases – Daniel Gomez Rico Jan 26 '16 at 13:09
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Does that work for the users outside of the authorised territories on the play store? – Jan 27 '16 at 09:03
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1@DavidWadge fabric is not related to Google Play, you create test users based on emails, no territories, but users should enable installs by unauthorized developers on settings... fabric.io – Daniel Gomez Rico Jan 27 '16 at 22:04
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Edit (August 2018):
It seems that is possible to do this now. See https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/7550024
Original answer:
We have this problem also. We have an app that is available only in Spain, and we want to have beta testers in Italy to test the app before we make it available to all public. I've just asked this to the support guy on https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/ (there is a chat that appears at the bottom).
My question:
The app is available only in Spain but we want to have beta testers in Italy. Is this possible?
Support answer:
The country distribution refers to the whole app, not individual tracks (like beta or production). As a result, it is not possible to beta test in one country whilst the production version is in another country.
Conclusion:
It seems that you need to make it available to that region before people living on that region can install it and beta-test it.
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@Bataleon no idea. You could try to contact them and ask again. I did ask them through a chat that was available on the URL that I posted. – Albert Vila Calvo Jul 31 '18 at 08:58
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It now seems possible: `"In addition to the availability configured for production, you can customize country targeting for alpha and beta releases. By default, your alpha and beta releases match the country availability you've set up for production."` Source: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/7550024 – Bataleon Jul 31 '18 at 14:00
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@Bataleon I've updated the answer, including your link. Thanks! – Albert Vila Calvo Aug 01 '18 at 17:43