Android Beta app declared as "Unreleased" [closed]

Question

I created a beta test for my android app. The problem is that if you click on the store it says (unreleased) and not (beta). What does unreleased mean? Im confused because its a public beta that you should find in the appstore. I only tested downloading it with my developer account.

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Answer 1

The problem is that if you click on the store it says (unreleased) and not (beta).

Apparently, Google makes distinction between beta versions based on if an app has ever been released to the public before or not. That's, if the app has never been released before and is published through alpha/beta channel first, it will be labeled "unreleased". To quote from above help page (emphasis is mine):

Try unreleased apps through early access

Early access apps are apps which have not been released yet.

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Note: If you install an unreleased app, you may be automatically enrolled in the beta program when that app launches.

Get beta versions of apps

Beta apps are new, experimental versions of apps that are currently available on the Play Store.

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Hope this helps.