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Question about Play Store Testing for Updates After Production Approval
I'm currently preparing my paid app for its first release on the Google Play Store. I haven't started a closed testing yet. This is my first time trying to publish an app on play store.
My question is regarding future updates after production approved. Once my app is live and I release an update, will I need to go through the entire testing process (closed/open testing) again for each subsequent update, even though the app has already been approved for production?
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Read YouTube video with ease
I'm thinking of developing an Android app whose main purpose is to provide a way to read YouTube videos in a written format. The idea is that users could browse YouTube videos within the app (perhaps via a search functionality or an embedded view), and when they click on a video, they would be able to read its transcript/subtitles (if available) alongside or instead of watching the video – without needing to manually copy-paste.
**My Vision/App's Core Feature:**
* Users can search for YouTub...
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Use Google Maps APIas Fitbit app uses
Does anyone know the way to get turn-by-turn navigation events directly from Google Maps app, like Fitbit does? I can parse the status bar notification, but this approach is quite weak. The TurnByTurnManager API that Google Maps offers doesn't seem to work, unless I start navigation inside my app. But I only want users to use Google Maps from app and forward turn-by-turn guidance from Google application t...
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can't get Api key for Google maps
4 cards errored out 5th card I get through more steps then it says it will charge me and put sth like Google sh and then 6digits but I did that twice and both charges were Google sh and 4 digits . help...
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Android Developers Blog: Prepare your apps for Google Play’s 16 KB page size compatibility requirement
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/prepare-play-apps-for-devices-with-16kb-page-size.html
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Does anyone also see a lot of "Payment declined", "Payment pending" in Order Management in their play developer console? Is this something I should fix or is it on the user's end?
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Getting bad reviews for being an paid app
How do you guys handle getting bad reviews for being an paid app even though it is clearly communicated on the playstore page?
I recently launched an navigation app specificly for scooters in the netherlands because we have weird scooter rules here especially in big cities. It went viral on TikTok and my app got over 1000+ downloads within the first 2 days. I made the app where you can visibly look at the suggested route from selected starting & destination point and you can check the estimated...
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Why is Modern Android Development So Hard?
https://itnext.io/why-is-modern-android-development-so-hard-d6ffa9efb0f0?source=friends_link&sk=66aabca359dea17e3bd51db97bf6f4be
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Evaluate my Android Vitals
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How hard is coding an app made for Android for IOS?
(Disclaimer: I don't know anything about coding, me and my friend are in high school so she is no expert either.) My friend and I have been making an app for the better part of a year which she coded in android studio. It is currently downloadable on Android, and I really want to be able to use it as well, but I use an iPhone. Is there any way to make the app work on iPhone as well and downloadable on there? Even with extra work, but preferably not to recode the entire application....
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How to start Composable for result?
I've just realised, I've never had to start another composable screen and get a result back from it. And it turns out to be much more challenging than I thought.
So basically, what is the legal and elegant way to get a result from another screen when using NavController for navigation? Assuming the screen returning the result can be invoked from multiple times and from multiple places.
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What are the best AI tools for Android Development?
Hello, to put it short, I struggle with AI to get more productive on Android (doing it for 15 years).
\- Gemini is not so good (hallucinating lifecycle functions I wish we had, etc.), I didn't even manage to drag-and-drop an app screenshot to try it generating Compose code, which seems promising.
\- Copilot is decent but to a limit
\- Wanted to try an AI Agent with Junie but it's limited to IntelliJ Ultimate (like why?)
And... that's pretty much my own little experience.
What are the new th...
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Are notifications cleared automatically when updating app from Play Store?
Basically the title, I couldn't find any info in the network....
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Compose Multiplatform 1.8.0 Released: Compose Multiplatform for iOS Is Stable and Production-Ready
https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2025/05/compose-multiplatform-1-8-0-released-compose-multiplatform-for-ios-is-stable-and-production-ready/
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How do i protect my paid apps from redistribution in closed testing and open testing?
I currently have a paid app i want to release on store. It seems that automatic protection only applied to the production approved app? I read that closed testing and open testing tracks doesnt apply the auto protect...
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Need help with first Android project.
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I searched and there is literally one response to this on Google. Is there a modern way to solve android.useAndroidX=true somehow not registering when I try to build and run my app? It is literally working on another PC right now, and I copied the entire folder from there to this PC now that I'm back home. Long story but it was a spur of the moment thing so I build it on what ...
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Android Studio Narwhal | 2025.1.1 Canary 10 now available
https://androidstudio.googleblog.com/2025/05/android-studio-narwhal-202511-canary-10.html
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Is there a way to link to specific timestamps in Spotify podcasts from an external app?
I'm developing an app that needs to direct users to a specific timestamp in podcast episodes on Spotify. Is there a solution that would let my app open the Spotify app and jump to a specific timestamp in a podcast (e.g., open episode X at 34:27)?
Thanks in advance!...
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What did I do wrong? What is expected in an Android Mobile System design interview?
So I had System Design Interview for Android Engineer role recently, I thought things went well however got rejected. Below is my interview, I would love to hear feedbacks from Senior/Staff folks, also please suggest some resources & practices I should do to improve
I prepared with A Simple Framework For Mobile System Design Interviews (iOS & Android) (https://github.com/weeeBox/mobile-system-design), some blog posts but seems not enough
The interview starts
Interviewer: Introduced himself, ...
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Block/remove called-id setting in samsung dialer
i have a problem with an fully managed Android device in intune. The customer wants users not be able to change the caller-id in the settings from the Samsung Dialer.
the caller-id settings can be fount in the dialer > settings > suplementary settings > show your called-id.
The device is managed in intune and has connection to Knox via the Knox Service Plugin(KSP) my goal is to remove the settings part from the dialer completely.
Intune and the KSP do not have any settings available for this....
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Why does my audio-video-to-text app struggle with retention despite free tier + subscription? Need feedback
I run [**Audio & Video to Text**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rpg.audioandvideototext) — an Android app for transcription. It has:
* **Freemium model**: 10 free daily minutes for everyone.
* **Monetization**:
* Subscription ($4.99/month for unlimited).
* One-time purchases for extra minutes.
# The Problem
* **\~2000 installs/month**, but 40% uninstall within 24h.
* **Low conversion to paid**: Most use free tier, then leave.
# What I’ve Tried
* **ASO**: Localized ...
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UI feed back
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Hey developers
I started a WhatsApp channel for Android devs to exchange quick updates and resources. Would love feedback on what kind of content people would find most helpful....
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Android Developers Backstage - Kotlin Multiplatform: Have your code and eat it too
https://adbackstage.libsyn.com/kotlin-multiplatform-have-your-code-and-eat-it-too
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AdMob Issue: High match rate but low show rate — what’s going wrong?
Hello there,
I have integrated AdMod into my app and noticed that the show rate is very low and I do not know why. During testing, it had seemed to be working fine, however, when I checked the AdMob statistics, I noticed that the "show rate" is very low.
In the below image (I know that I had only 13 requests in total, so not much yet), I find it alarming that while my matched rate is 100%, my show rate is only 7.7%.
I’m using RewardedInterstitialAd / RewardedAd.
I would appreciate your th...
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Noob here,Android studio code gradle sync
I don't know anything about coding, i came across a mobile launcher application , source code is in GitHub , downloaded it as a zip file and interest to modified.
Taking guidance from chat gpt , gemini etc , everything tells me to do gradle sync in Android studio code , but I can't able to find it. Thanks in advance , please help....
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How Google destroyed my startup dream and blocks new individual developers from publishing
I’ve spent over a year building a startup and finally finished our app using Trusted Web Activity (TWA). We did everything right: tested for 14 days, got real users involved, and improved our product based on real feedback. But still, Google Play denied production access and asked us to do it all over again.
The app isn’t broken or low-quality — it's just web-based, and we updated the site during testing (since that’s what TWAs do). Still, Google judged it as if no progress was made. I can’t af...
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How can I make an android device boot whenever it is powered on?
Howdy,
I am working on a project where I put cell phones at the bottom of the ocean and use them to sense various things about the underwater environment. I power the phones via a qi charger that transmits power to the phone through the walls of its underwater housing, and a solar buoy on the surface sends DC power down a cable to the qi transmitter.
I have a pretty good, working system for keeping the phone powered and connected to the network, and now I'm working on ...
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New Bill Would Force Apple, Google To Open App Store Ecosystems
https://www.theverge.com/news/662180/app-store-freedom-act-apple-third-party-app-stores
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