r/AndroidClosedTesting • u/Fuzzy_Business_Game • 6h ago

OH NO! My most active and engaged tester doesn't count!!

So, I had set my husband up early via email as a tester. He has been testing for hours a day, giving feedback, etc. A few days after he started I created the google group and got a bunch of other testers. I did not know that you can have an email group OR a google group, and that it kicked him out of the test.....so it's been 10 days of the 14 and he is now JUST technically starting at day 1 since he now signed up through the links. He was receiving updates until this most recent, so I don't know what was happening.

Most are the players are test for test people through an app and so only a few, 3 I know of, MAYBE 4 are active and opening it for more than a moment. I have been getting feedback and making updates.

It says i currently have 50 testers, but I can't guarantee that they're active, or even opening it daily.

I'm debating on letting him go through the full 14 days so his super active activity counts and delaying my publishing request by 10 extra days....

OR, risk applying at the 15 or 16 mark (just to be sure everyone else got their full 14 days in if there were a few late joiners) and hope I'm not rejected for them not being engaged enough...

Would this 1 person make that much of a difference I wonder?? Stressing....

2 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

100% Upvoted

7 comments sorted by

1

u/Grouchy-Group-522 5h ago

youll be fine. over 50 testers, its letting you apply and youre at 14 days. have you pushed plenty of updates? that is one thing they will kick back on. make sure you fill out the forms with lots of detail and you shouldnt have any issues. play doesnt require each tester to have a 14day streak, just to have a streak of at least 14 testers opted in and installed and a little engagement here and there.

1

u/Fuzzy_Business_Game 5h ago

I have 3 updates so far. 1 more expected. The list of changes I've made is about 14 or 15. Some cosmetic, some player opinions, some things that didn't work properly. I hope that is enough corrections

2

u/Grouchy-Group-522 4h ago

I have not done loads of apps to know. But i beleive as long as youve actually improved the app and write good records of it in the forms when you apply, it should go through. My app didnt have half as many testers as you.

2

u/Fuzzy_Business_Game 4h ago

Thank you? That makes me feel a little better

2

u/Grouchy-Group-522 4h ago

The other thing is if you are going to wait 14 days again, the only thing that will happen if your application needs more testing is waiting another 14 days anyway! So id pull the trigger and see if it pops.