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A test for a computer product prior to commercial release.

Beta testing is the last stage of testing, and normally can involve sending the product to beta test sites outside the company for real-world exposure or offering the product for a free trial download over the Internet. Beta testing is often preceded by a round of testing called alpha testing.

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How to provide feedback of TestFlight iOS beta apps?

The only Apple's documentation regarding TestFlight I found is this in iTunes Connect Developer Guide, and I found nothing regarding reporting crashes or/and getting another feedback from beta-testers... Where can I find it? What kind of feedback…
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How to distribute an iPhone app for testing without getting UDIDs or jailbreaking?

I have a normal Apple Developer Program (not the Enterprise one) and I need to distribute an iOS application without adding each UDID to the provisioning profile. I do not want to jailbreak iphones. It is possible to make an Enterprise…
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Once an Android application has an open beta test, can you revert later to closed beta?

Google has recently introduced new testing features for Android applications, adding the possibility to do open beta and open alpha testing. Once an application has an open beta test, is it possible later to revert to closed beta testing only? I am…
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Update TestFlight iOS Build only for one group of external testers

This is sort of two related questions: Only send new build to subset of external testers I have a prerelease version of an app in TestFlight which has been sent to a few hundred external testers. I'd like to send a new build (same version) of the…
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How can I beta test an unpublished app?

This is a follow up of this question. I made a mistake and posted an APK by error on production tab. I clicked "unpublish this app" to revert my error. The problem is that now beta testing is disabled. Do I have to create a new application with a…
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Google play - Ending beta test period

Is it possible to end beta testing, without asking the beta-testers to enter the designated beta testing page, and clicking "leave test"? will the following options work? deleting the beta testers google+ community removing the community from…
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Google Play Beta - No notifications, Current Version Varies with device

I've published an app on Google Play. I uploaded the APK to Beta Testing. I have no APK in Production. I added a Google Group for testing, and I accepted the invitation to test the app with my beta tester gmail user account. I was able to…
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How can I send on Apple Beta Test projects that was created on Xcode 5 but was migrated to Xcode 6?

I'm trying to send a build to test using the newly released service by apple, to send the build the iTunes Connect gets perfectly but when trying to release the build to the user test it tells me the following message: Apps and apps submitted to…
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Prerelease build not opening in iphone

I have uploaded successfuly my build using Xcode 6 to iTunes connect and my testers too get the mail to upload via test flight when i click the link it goes to test flight but nothing appears over there.Even i don't get any error. I have tried with…
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How to distribute beta apps for Google Glass

Is there an efficient way to distribute beta apps for Google Glass? Our current method is to email around apk files and then guide the tester through the shell commands... very painful. (Adb Chrome plugin helps a bit) I've searched and don't see…
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Error running beta iOS app on device

To the best of my knowledge I've followed Apple's instructions for distributing a beta app to users. The app installs on the test device but (1) there is only the default icon and (2) when I try to run the app the name changes back from the app name…
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Google beta testing: I am not able to see CURRENT/TOTAL INSTALLS for my App at Developers console

Google beta testing: I am not able to see CURRENT/TOTAL INSTALLS for my App at Developers console, though couple of users have already installed the App on their phones for more than 24 hours now.
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iPhone App: Beta testing on specific device before app goes to App Store

I have registered 2 devices in App program portal. Only I have a Mac & device to download the App for testing. The other user does not have a Mac. But he has an iPhone. Is it possible for the other user to have the App downloaded for testing so we…
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Attract "Good" Beta Test Users

I'm sure many of you have side projects which you plan to eventually release to the public (be it a free or commercial venture). How do you attract good beta testers though, which you naturally can't pay - it's still a side project at this point -…
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Does BlackBerry support demo/beta releases for its app developers?

I am interested in developing an app for BlackBerry devices, and was wondering if they support the concept of demo or beta releases for their app developers? By this, I mean the ability to deploy a beta or demo version of my app to a…
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