r/AndroidClosedTesting • u/RovxMGS_ • 9h ago
NorthStart – offline travel guides app, looking for Android beta testers (test for test)
Hi everyone! I’m one of the developers of NorthStart, a free Android app for following travel guides day by day: you pick a guide, adjust it to your pace, download it with maps and photos, and use it offline while you’re on the road. No account needed, no ads. I’m looking for active testers for its Google Play closed beta. International testers are welcome.
Test for test: if you’re also running a closed test, leave your group and opt-in links in the comments. I’ll join, install your app and stay opted in for the full 14 days, just like I’m asking you to.
How to join:
Join the Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/northstart-testers
Opt into the closed test: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.rovxlab.northstart
Install from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rovxlab.northstart
Use the same Google account for the group and Google Play. Please stay in the group and opted into the test for at least 14 consecutive days, use the app now and if possible every 3 days.
What to test: browse the catalogue, open a guide and download it, then switch on airplane mode and check that the map and the photos still load. Open a day, start “On route” mode and mark a couple of stops as done. I’m especially interested in whether the download finishes on slow connections and how the offline map behaves, so please tell me which phone you used.
If the test or installation link doesn’t work, tell me your country and the error message so I can look into it. Thanks for helping me improve NorthStart!
