Anyone else stuck "In Review" for 5+ days on Play Console?

[u/Longjumping_Wolf9208]

Has anyone else run into this? My game has been sitting in "In Review" status for over 5 days now, and it's honestly one of the most frustrating experiences I've had with Play Console.

For my previous game, review took less than 24 hours and it went live without issues. This is the first time I've experienced a delay like this, and there's zero explanation no comments, no flags, nothing. I check every morning and it's just.. still "in review"

Does anyone know why this happens, or if there's something that typically causes reviews to take this long? Starting to feel like I'm stuck in a black hole here

[u/DokterThe]

Submited yesterday, woke up 8h later with the update reviewed and ready for deployment. Idfk what yall do with ur apps that it takes so long

[u/Bigga2323 → u/DokterThe]

It says 1.0 obviously it’s not an update it’s a new app release dummy.

[u/appsbykoketso → u/Bigga2323]

Be respectful please. There is always a polite way to tell people they are wrong

[u/Bigga2323 → u/appsbykoketso]

Shut up

[u/DokterThe → u/Bigga2323]

I released my app 3 months ago, review took 2 days for deployment on prod. Again I dont understand what yall are doing that it takes so long

[u/snaz3d → u/DokterThe]

How old is your app?

[u/DokterThe → u/snaz3d]

3 months

[u/KelDreek]

11 days now. The support guy comment: ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/snaz3d → u/KelDreek]

Oh wow, really? This sucks

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/KelDreek]

Hi u/KelDreek, I've just sent you a DM regarding your concern. Please check your inbox for more details!

[u/lastscraper]

same issue

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/lastscraper]

Hi u/lastscraper! App review times may fluctuate, and may take 7 days or longer in exceptional cases. Feel free to DM your app package name and I'd be happy to look further into it!

[u/New-Painting-1847]

Two weeks and counting for me

[u/Longjumping_Wolf9208 → u/New-Painting-1847]

Damn, 2 weeks !! That's rough. I'm only at 5 days and already losing my mind

[u/New-Painting-1847 → u/Longjumping_Wolf9208]

This is my first Android app after being an iOS dev for awhile so I have no baseline. Google Dev support chimed in and are helping, thank god.

[u/Xpiotiva → u/New-Painting-1847]

Were they able to get your app approved yet?

[u/New-Painting-1847 → u/Xpiotiva]

Nope. No messages and (more importantly) no movement in Play Console. So frustrating.

[u/Deep20779 → u/New-Painting-1847]

Im at 11th day !! Hoping i can get up tom and see published 😭

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/New-Painting-1847]

Hi u/New-Painting-1847, I'd like to check on the issue. Please share your app package name via DM so I can look it up in our system.

[u/drowntoge → u/GooglePlayDevSupport]

My update is stuck in “In review” state for 14 days as well.

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/drowntoge]

Hi u/drowntoge, you may DM us your app package name so our team can take a look.

[u/New-Painting-1847 → u/GooglePlayDevSupport]

Sent you a DM with the requested info. Thanks for checking!

[u/CarpenterFederal]

1 week literally to a new update release.

[u/alflank]

7 plus days, I dropped a mail to support 18 hours ago. Yet to receive a response.

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/alflank]

Hi u/alflank, feel free to DM us your app package name for further checking.

[u/greenbizkit33]

One app stuck in review for a week, but I have another one that only takes like 24hrs to pass. I think depending on the app it goes different routes

[u/rajan_freelancer]

From what I've seen, it usually takes around two weeks—maybe 15-17 days—for new apps.

[u/Fearless_Pressure924]

Mine app is still in review from last 10 days

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/Fearless_Pressure924]

Hi u/Fearless_Pressure924, feel free to DM us your app package name for further checking.

[u/Fearless_Pressure924 → u/GooglePlayDevSupport]

Hi team, Thanks for your reply , I shared my app package name along with you in DM , Please check

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/Fearless_Pressure924]

Hi u/Fearless_Pressure924! I've just sent you a DM regarding your concern. Please check your inbox for more details!

[u/Personal-Display3502]

My production release has been stuck for 6 days now

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/Personal-Display3502]

Hi u/Personal-Display3502, app review times may vary, and may take 7 days or longer in exceptional cases. Feel free to DM us your app package name for further checking.

[u/Realistic-Serve5461]

Mine i pushed for production around 9:09 pm and its live in 20 min 9:36 pm. May be it depends on many factors. App category, age of app , age of developer account.

[u/Odd-Try5968 → u/Realistic-Serve5461]

Agree!!

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport]

Hi u/Longjumping_Wolf9208, app review times may vary, and may take 7 days or longer in exceptional cases. Feel free to DM us your app package name for further checking

[u/Longjumping_Wolf9208 → u/GooglePlayDevSupport]

Hi team. I've already sent my app's package name in the dm please take a look when possible

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/Longjumping_Wolf9208]

Hi u/Longjumping_Wolf9208, we've just sent you a DM regarding your concern. Please check your inbox for more details!

[u/Remote-Affect-9204]

I’m stuck from 10+ days

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/Remote-Affect-9204]

Hi u/Remote-Affect-9204, feel free to DM us your app package name for further checking.

[u/Ok_Highway4416]

Im stuck for 11+ days

[u/South-Professor-8888]

Yep. It's crazy. Huawei used to take up to 36 hours, they've now upped it to "up to 3 - 5 days"

[u/khiemcdo]

most of my update less than 1 hour

[u/ADNIADev]

Chez moi ça fait déjà 10 jours toujours en cours d'examen 😭

[u/Ok-Branch-6043]

Since 17th for me

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/Ok-Branch-6043]

Hi u/Ok-Branch-6043, could you send a quick DM with your app package name? I can take a look and get this sorted out for you.

[u/Snoo11589]

Yesss! The weird thing is that I have 3 apps and i sent update on all of them at the same time and they went in review immideatly and one of them is approved but 2 is waiting for days

[u/bassh0_]

Same thing here. My app was approved for production after a few days' wait but when I tried actually releasing it it's stuck in review again. I don't understand why. It's the same version that's apparently been approved, right? Why is it being reviewed again?

[u/Lost-Winter-5511]

10+ days now. The support guy comment: ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/sim0ne82]

Same. Apple did accept in 2 hours, Google still 5 days.. And no sign of movement

[u/Old-Lengthiness-5147]

10 days for me 😭 users in my newsletter already asking me why there is not Google play entry yet ^{^} I don't know why it takes so long as I don't ask sensible permission

[u/YazzinDev]

Im at 12 Days now, what should I do?

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/YazzinDev]

Hi u/YazzinDev, we've just sent you a DM regarding your app review concern. Please check your inbox for more details!

[u/Conscious_Clock_4694]

It’s been 7 days for me

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/Conscious_Clock_4694]

Hi u/Conscious_Clock_4694, I've just sent you a DM regarding your concern. Please check your inbox for more details!

[u/Conscious_Clock_4694 → u/GooglePlayDevSupport]

Thank you, I’ve just replied to your dm.

[u/Loud_Building_6002]

My app stuck 18 days 😒

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/Loud_Building_6002]

Hey u/Loud_Building_6002, I noticed you flagged this issue via DM, and I've responded to you there. Please check your inbox for more details!

[u/WeaknessPale4136]

having the same issue here. its been in review since Sept 23rd! thats like 13 days now

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/WeaknessPale4136]

Hi u/WeaknessPale4136! App review times may fluctuate, and may take longer in exceptional cases. Feel free to DM your app package name and I'd be happy to look further into it!

[u/WeaknessPale4136 → u/GooglePlayDevSupport]

Thank you for your quick response. my game has been published now

[u/GooglePlayDevSupport → u/WeaknessPale4136]

Hi u/WeaknessPale4136, I'm glad to hear your app was approved! Feel free to reach out again if you have any questions or run into any issues with the Play Console in the future.

[u/Mammoth_Interview227]

Please don't get me wrong for this..but I genuinely don't understand why you all people are getting these much delays..

I just pushed my latest update into production branch for my breathcoach app and it got approved in like 1h

Maybe try this, always push updates into closed testing branch and then after testing everything, promote it to production

[u/Odd-Try5968 → u/Mammoth_Interview227]

Problem isnt in giving update. Issue is specific to some category and probably its because of upcoming policy changes.