Google requires a dozen or so beta testers before you are allowed to launch an app on the Play store publicly. Given that this community lives on Lemmy, and it’s full of Android users, I was hoping I could recruit a few people.
My app, “Blorp”, is already listed on the official Lemmy website for iOS, but Android has been delayed due to this requirement.
Would greatly appreciate your help, and if it turns out you like my app, I’m happy to make changes based on your feedback.
For closed testing, Google requires you join a linked Google Group before downing the app.
Step 1: Join the testing group
🔗 https://groups.google.com/g/blorp-android-app-testers
Step 2: Download the app
📱 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.blorpblorp.app
Thanks in advance!
Edit: there’s also a Lemmy community if you want to stay up to date or ask questions !blorp@lemmy.ml
Is your app on a code repository such as github or codeberg? Because if it is then you could just have people download it directly from the source repository and get updates through Obtainium.
Fuck the Google Play Store.
https://github.com/christianjuth/blorp
One step at a time, but I love the idea! I only have so many hours so my plan is to get in on the app stores, then build out from there by supporting some of these more niche distribution methods.
Yeah, you do you, but I would not put my time or energy into the big tech app stores, especially not with something where the community understands the need for open source self-hostable software.